Los Angeles to Tokyo time.

Compare live times and plan your next meeting.

Tokyo is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles until Sunday, March 14, 2027. After Los Angeles’s clocks go forward, Tokyo is 16 hours ahead. Right now, 9:00 AM in Los Angeles is 2:00 AM the next day in Tokyo.

Times checked against the IANA time zone database. How WherOra calculates times

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Comparing working hours · 8 AM–5 PM in each city

Daily hours, including weekends. Public holidays are not checked. Daylight saving guide → · Plan fair meetings

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All timelines share one moment. Dates follow Los Angeles. Daytime is 7 AM–7 PM, not sunrise/sunset.

Weekends included · Holidays not checked

Time difference and daylight saving

Tokyo uses Japan Standard Time all year and does not observe daylight saving. It is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles during Pacific Standard Time and 16 hours ahead during Pacific Daylight Time, from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. Afternoon in Los Angeles is already the next morning in Tokyo.

Select a date and time above to compare the exact difference.

Finding a meeting time

The shared window is late afternoon in Los Angeles and early morning the next day in Tokyo. During winter, 3–5 PM in Los Angeles is 8–10 AM in Tokyo; during summer, 4–5 PM in Los Angeles is 8–9 AM in Tokyo. A Friday afternoon in Los Angeles is Saturday morning in Tokyo, so keep weekly calls earlier in the week.

Use Working hours to set each city’s local schedule. Suggestions use 8 AM–5 PM by default, include weekends, and do not check holidays or calendars. Add to calendar exports your chosen moment; it does not send invitations.

Planning a regular meeting? Read our guide on how to schedule fair meetings across time zones, including teams in three cities.

Los Angeles to Tokyo time, hour by hour

Each hour in Los Angeles and the matching time in Tokyo. Highlighted rows are inside both cities’ 8 AM–5 PM working day.

Los AngelesTokyo (until March 14)Tokyo (from March 14)
12:00 AM5:00 PM4:00 PM
1:00 AM6:00 PM5:00 PM
2:00 AM7:00 PM6:00 PM
3:00 AM8:00 PM7:00 PM
4:00 AM9:00 PM8:00 PM
5:00 AM10:00 PM9:00 PM
6:00 AM11:00 PM10:00 PM
7:00 AM12:00 AM next day11:00 PM
8:00 AM1:00 AM next day12:00 AM next day
9:00 AM2:00 AM next day1:00 AM next day
10:00 AM3:00 AM next day2:00 AM next day
11:00 AM4:00 AM next day3:00 AM next day
12:00 PM5:00 AM next day4:00 AM next day
1:00 PM6:00 AM next day5:00 AM next day
2:00 PM7:00 AM next day6:00 AM next day
3:00 PM8:00 AM next day7:00 AM next day
4:00 PM9:00 AM next day8:00 AM next day
5:00 PM10:00 AM next day9:00 AM next day
6:00 PM11:00 AM next day10:00 AM next day
7:00 PM12:00 PM next day11:00 AM next day
8:00 PM1:00 PM next day12:00 PM next day
9:00 PM2:00 PM next day1:00 PM next day
10:00 PM3:00 PM next day2:00 PM next day
11:00 PM4:00 PM next day3:00 PM next day

Times account for daylight saving. To convert a specific date, use the converter above.

Los Angeles and Tokyo time: quick answers

Is Tokyo ahead of or behind Los Angeles?

Tokyo is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles right now. That changes on Sunday, March 14, 2027, when it becomes 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.

Does daylight saving change the Los Angeles–Tokyo time difference?

Yes. Only Los Angeles changes its clocks; Tokyo doesn’t use daylight saving time. Over the next year the difference is 17 hours now, then 16 hours from March 14. The converter above applies these changes for any date you pick.

What’s the best time for a call between Los Angeles and Tokyo?

Between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM in Los Angeles, which is 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM the next day in Tokyo. That’s when both cities are inside an 8 AM–5 PM working day (times for today; they move with daylight saving changes).

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    See the live time, or set a date and drag the timeline. Day and night labels help you spot the difference.

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