Current Local Time in Tokyo
Japan Asia/Tokyo JST UTC+9 No clock change
20:29:42
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Nighttime UTC+9 (+09:00)
Static values shown for ; your browser updates them to the current second.
UTC offset now
UTC+9
Same on every date
Abbreviation
JST
No seasonal variant
Daylight saving
No clock change
Tokyo never changes its clocks
IANA time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Japan · Asia
Tokyo time zone
Tokyo keeps a single offset all year. Local clocks run UTC+9, written JST, and there is no seasonal adjustment — so the only reason your difference with Tokyo would change is a clock change where you are.
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Offset in standard time
- UTC+9 (JST)
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed — no clock change
- Most recent clock change
- None on record in recent years
- Next clock change
- None scheduled — clocks stay as they are
- When it is 12:00 UTC
- 21:00 in January · 21:00 in July
Clock changes in Tokyo, 2026–2028
Full record for Tokyo → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.
No clock change. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 (JST) through 2028 under the rules currently published in the IANA time zone database. Governments do sometimes change these rules, so this page is regenerated from the latest database on every build.
Sun and moon in Tokyo
Computed for 35.6762°, 139.6503° on August 2, 2026.
Sunrise
04:50
Sunset
18:45
Day length
13h 55m
−1m 41s vs yesterday
Solar noon
11:47
Sun at its highest
| Phase | Morning | Evening | Sun's altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 03:11 | 20:23 | −18° to −12° |
| Nautical twilight | 03:47 | 19:47 | −12° to −6° |
| Civil twilight | 04:22 | 19:13 | −6° to −0.833° |
| Sunrise / sunset | 04:50 | 18:45 | −0.833° (upper limb at the horizon) |
Across 2026, daylight in Tokyo runs from about 9h 44m at the shortest day to 14h 35m at the longest.
Moon
Waning gibbous
80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning
- Moonrise
- 20:36
- Moonset
- 08:04
- Next full moon
- Aug 28, 13:19
- Next new moon
- Aug 13, 02:38
Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.
Weather in Tokyo
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Current weather for Tokyo is unavailable right now. Everything else on this page — local time, time zone rules, sunrise and sunset — is computed locally and unaffected.
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Time difference between Tokyo and other cities
Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.
| City | Local time | Difference | Across the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 07:29 | −13h | Varies: −13h / −14h |
| Sao Paulo Brazil | 08:29 | −12h | Fixed all year |
| London United Kingdom | 12:29 | −8h | Varies: −8h / −9h |
| Tel Aviv Israel | 14:29 | −6h | Varies: −6h / −7h |
| Cairo Egypt | 14:29 | −6h | Varies: −6h / −7h |
| Mumbai India | 16:59 | −3:30h | Fixed all year |
| Sydney Australia | 21:29 | +1h | Varies: +2h / +1h |
| Los Angeles United States | 04:29 | −16h | Varies: −16h / −17h |
Tokyo at a glance
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Asia
- Coordinates
- 35.6762° N, 139.6503° E
- IANA time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Currency
- JPY
- Language
- Japanese
- Usual clock notation
- 24-hour
- Also written
- 東京
Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .
よくある質問
What time is it in Tokyo right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tokyo, Japan, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the Asia/Tokyo time zone rules. Tokyo currently runs at UTC+9 (JST) all year round.
What time zone is Tokyo in?
The IANA identifier for Tokyo is Asia/Tokyo. Its abbreviation is JST all year.
What is the UTC offset in Tokyo?
Tokyo stays at UTC+9 throughout the year. Its clocks never move, so the offset shown here is the offset on every date.
Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?
No. Tokyo does not use daylight saving time — there is no clock change in 2026, so UTC+9 applies on every date. Differences with cities that do change their clocks still move twice a year, because the other city shifts.
What is the time difference between Tokyo and New York?
For most of 2026, New York is 13 hours behind Tokyo. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 14 hours (New York behind Tokyo) from January 1 – March 8 and November 1 – January 1.
What is the time difference between Tokyo and Sao Paulo?
The gap is fixed: Sao Paulo is 12 hours behind Tokyo on every date of the year.
What is the time difference between Tokyo and London?
For most of 2026, London is 8 hours behind Tokyo. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 9 hours (London behind Tokyo) from January 1 – March 29 and October 25 – January 1.
How long is the day in Tokyo?
Day length in Tokyo ranges from about 9h 44m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 14h 35m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 35.68°, longitude 139.65°.