New York to Tokyo Time Converter
Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of New York (EST). During US daylight saving (EDT), the gap is 13 hours. Japan never changes its clocks. 9:00 AM in New York is 11:00 PM in Tokyo on EST and 10:00 PM on EDT.
New York Hours in Tokyo Time
Full 24-hour reference table. Use the live clocks above for the exact current offset.
| 🇺🇸 ET | 🇯🇵 EST → JSTUTC-5 to UTC+9, while New York is on EST | 🇯🇵 EDT → JSTUTC-4 to UTC+9, while New York is on EDT |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 01:00 | 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 02:00 | 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 03:00 | 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 04:00 | 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 05:00 | 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 06:00 | 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 07:00 | 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 08:00 | 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 09:00 | 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 10:00 | 12:00 AMnext day | 11:00 PM |
| 11:00 | 1:00 AMnext day | 12:00 AMnext day |
| 12:00 | 2:00 AMnext day | 1:00 AMnext day |
| 13:00 | 3:00 AMnext day | 2:00 AMnext day |
| 14:00 | 4:00 AMnext day | 3:00 AMnext day |
| 15:00 | 5:00 AMnext day | 4:00 AMnext day |
| 16:00 | 6:00 AMnext day | 5:00 AMnext day |
| 17:00 | 7:00 AMnext day | 6:00 AMnext day |
| 18:00 | 8:00 AMnext day | 7:00 AMnext day |
| 19:00 | 9:00 AMnext day | 8:00 AMnext day |
| 20:00 | 10:00 AMnext day | 9:00 AMnext day |
| 21:00 | 11:00 AMnext day | 10:00 AMnext day |
| 22:00 | 12:00 PMnext day | 11:00 AMnext day |
| 23:00 | 1:00 PMnext day | 12:00 PMnext day |
* "next day" = converted time falls on the following calendar day.
No Shared Office Hours, Two Workable Slots
Tokyo's 9 AM to 6 PM day is 7:00 PM the previous day to 4:00 AM in New York on EST, so a live call means someone gives up an evening or an early morning. 7:00 AM in Tokyo is 5:00 PM the previous day in New York on EST and 8:00 AM is 6:00 PM the previous day. A New York evening, 7:00 to 9:00 PM, is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM the next day in Tokyo on EST.
| New York | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 7:00 AM–8:00 AMnext day |
| EST → JST: New York: after 5 PM. Tokyo: before 9 AM. The Tokyo early morning is the New York late afternoon. | |
| 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 7:00 AM–8:00 AMnext day |
| EDT → JST: New York: after 5 PM. Tokyo: before 9 AM. Summer: the same Tokyo hour is an hour later in New York. | |
| 7:00 PM–9:00 PM | 9:00 AM–11:00 AMnext day |
| EST → JST: New York: after 5 PM. Tokyo: inside 9 AM–5 PM. A New York evening that lands in the Tokyo morning of the next day. | |
"Inside 9 AM–5 PM" is a planning assumption for a standard office day on each side, not a claim about any company's hours.
Markets Do Not Overlap Either
The Tokyo Stock Exchange opens at 9:00 AM JST, which is 7:00 PM the previous day in New York on EST, and closes at 3:30 PM JST, 1:30 AM. The NYSE opens at 9:30 AM ET, which is 11:30 PM in Tokyo. The two sessions never run at the same time.
Japan has no daylight saving, so the gap changes only when the US moves its clocks, on the second Sunday in March (14 hours to 13) and the first Sunday in November (back to 14).
Check Every Hour of the New York Day
Each row is an hour of the New York day with the Tokyo time next to it. No row gets a check mark, so there is no hour when both cities are in a 9-to-5 day.
| New York | Tokyo (EST → JST) | Tokyo (EDT → JST) |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 10:00 AM | 12:00 AMnext day | 11:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 1:00 AMnext day | 12:00 AMnext day |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 AMnext day | 1:00 AMnext day |
| 1:00 PM | 3:00 AMnext day | 2:00 AMnext day |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 AMnext day | 3:00 AMnext day |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 AMnext day | 4:00 AMnext day |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 AMnext day | 5:00 AMnext day |
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 AMnext day | 6:00 AMnext day |
| 6:00 PM | 8:00 AMnext day | 7:00 AMnext day |
Each row is an hour of the New York day. A check mark means both cities are inside a 9 AM to 5 PM working day at that moment.
- EST → JST: no shared working hours.
- EDT → JST: no shared working hours.
A New York Evening Call, Tokyo Morning
The easiest slot is the New York evening. A 7:00 PM start in New York is 9:00 AM the next day in Tokyo in winter and 8:00 AM the next day in summer. At 8:00 PM New York time it's 10:00 AM the next day on EST and 9:00 AM the next day on EDT.
In both cases the Tokyo date is one day later. If your call is Monday evening in New York, it's Tuesday morning in Tokyo. Include both dates in the invite title ("Mon 7:00 PM ET / Tue morning JST") so nobody joins a day early or late.
Tokyo doesn't change its clocks. The one-hour difference between the two results is entirely New York's daylight saving. Going the other way, 9:00 AM in Tokyo is 7:00 PM the previous day in New York on EST and 8:00 PM the previous day on EDT, always the day before.