Tokyo to New York
New York is 13 hours behind of Tokyo.
Tokyo
Japan
Difference
New York
United States
Hour-by-hour conversion
Every hour of the day in Tokyo with its equivalent in New York. Green rows fall inside business hours for both.
About the Tokyo-New York gap
Tokyo sits in the Asia/Tokyo time zone (UTC+9), while New York uses America/New_York (EDT). That puts New York 13 hours behind of Tokyo right now.
These two cities do not handle daylight saving the same way, one adjusts its clocks seasonally and the other does not. The difference between them therefore moves by an hour twice a year, which is a common cause of missed meetings. The clocks above always show the live position rather than an assumed offset.
Standard working hours in these two cities do not overlap at all, so any live meeting requires someone to move outside 09:00-17:00. The table above marks the hours when both parties are at least likely to be awake.
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See also current time in Tokyo and current time in New York.
Tokyo and New York, questions
- What is the time difference between Tokyo and New York?
- New York is 13 hours behind of Tokyo. Tokyo is currently on UTC+9 and New York on EDT.
- What is the best time to call New York from Tokyo?
- There is no overlap between standard 09:00-17:00 working hours in these two cities. The most workable compromise is usually early morning in Tokyo or late evening, see the hour-by-hour table above for the times when both parties are at least awake.
- Is the difference between Tokyo and New York always the same?
- No. One of these cities observes daylight saving time and the other does not, so the gap changes by an hour at each transition. Always check the live clocks rather than relying on a remembered offset.