Time difference between Tokyo and Oslo
Oslo is currently 7 hours behind Tokyo. The best shared working window is 06:00–09:00 UTC — 3 hours a day. The table below shows the hours side by side.
National conventions are the default and the public figure. Change them here for your own answer — the chart, the window and the calendar file all follow.
Not on that day. Saturday is a rest day in both Tokyo and Oslo. The hours above are what you would share on a day you are both at work.
09:00 Tokyo At work = 02:00 Oslo Asleep
Tap any hour to read it in both cities.
The difference changes twice a year
Tokyo and Oslo do not change their clocks on the same dates, so a standing meeting moves by an hour in these weeks.
- 25 October – 27 March −8 h
- usually −7 h
Days when one side is not at work
A public holiday is not a time-zone fact, so no converter shows it — but it is the same question.
- 3 November — 文化の日 Tokyo off
- 23 November — 勤労感謝の日 Tokyo off
- 25 December — Første Juledag Oslo off
- 11 January — 成人の日 Tokyo off
- 11 February — 建国記念の日 Tokyo off
Hour by hour
| Tokyo | Oslo | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 17:00 | |
| 01:00 | 18:00 | |
| 02:00 | 19:00 | |
| 03:00 | 20:00 | |
| 04:00 | 21:00 | |
| 05:00 | 22:00 | |
| 06:00 | 23:00 | |
| 07:00 | 00:00 | |
| 08:00 | 01:00 | |
| 09:00 | 02:00 | |
| 10:00 | 03:00 | |
| 11:00 | 04:00 | |
| 12:00 | 05:00 | |
| 13:00 | 06:00 | |
| 14:00 | 07:00 | |
| 15:00 | 08:00 | both at work |
| 16:00 | 09:00 | both at work |
| 17:00 | 10:00 | both at work |
| 18:00 | 11:00 | |
| 19:00 | 12:00 | |
| 20:00 | 13:00 | |
| 21:00 | 14:00 | |
| 22:00 | 15:00 | |
| 23:00 | 16:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both Tokyo and Oslo.
The working week
- Tokyo
- 09:00 to 18:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Nine to six is the conventional office day, and overtime is common on top of it.
- Oslo
- 08:00 to 16:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Norwegian offices typically start and finish an hour earlier than central Europe.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
- Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.
FAQ
How many hours between Tokyo and Oslo?
Oslo is 7 hours behind Tokyo (-7 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
Around 06:00–09:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — Tokyo works 09:00–18:00 and Oslo works 08:00–16:00, each in their own local time.