Tokyo New YorkTime Converter
Tokyo (JST, UTC+9) is currently 13 hours ahead of New York (EDT, UTC−4). Compare live clocks, convert any hour, and find times to meet.
Quick answer
When it's in Tokyo, it's the previous day in New York.
Tokyo (JST) runs 13 hours ahead of New York (EST/EDT). A 9-to-5 workday on one side lands in the other side's evening or night, so the two cities share almost no normal working hours — edge-of-day calls are the trick.
- Time difference
- −13h 00m
- Tokyo
- UTC+9
- New York
- UTC−4
- Best call window
- Outside 9–6
Tokyo to New York conversion table
The next 12 hours in Tokyo and the matching local time in New York. The current hour is highlighted; drag the converter's slider and the table follows.
| Tokyo · JST | New York · EDT |
|---|---|
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Best time to meet between Tokyo & New York
Working hours are 9am–6pm in each city. The bright band is where they overlap — when both sides are at their desks.
Daylight saving shifts this gap by up to 1 hour
The difference between Tokyo and New York swings between 14 and 13 hours across the year as each side starts or ends daylight saving. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks in New York move back 1 hour to EST (UTC−5) on Sunday, November 1, 2026. This page always shows the live, DST-aware difference.
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One source of truth — for you and your AI
This page exposes the same answer as structured data, so when you ask an assistant "what's 9am Tokyo time in New York?", it can cite the exact, DST-aware result — not a stale blog post.
- Schema.org JSON-LD on every converter page
- A machine-readable facts island with IANA zones and every possible offset
- Live times in <time datetime> elements with explicit UTC offsets
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"to": {
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"currentDifferenceMinutes": -780,
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"note": "Between the regions that use these zones the difference is 14 and 13 hours across the year, depending on daylight saving on each side. The clocks on this page show the named zones themselves, which are fixed."
}
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Tokyo and New York?
Tokyo is currently 13 hours ahead of New York. Tokyo is on JST (UTC+9) and New York is on EDT (UTC−4). The difference can change when either side starts or ends daylight saving time.
Is New York ahead of or behind Tokyo?
New York is currently 13 hours behind Tokyo.
When it is 9:00 AM in Tokyo, what time is it in New York?
When it is 9:00 AM on a Monday in Tokyo, it is 8:00 PM the previous day in New York.
Do Tokyo and New York observe daylight saving time?
Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time. Clocks in New York move back 1 hour to EST (UTC−5) on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
How do I convert Tokyo time to New York time?
Subtract 13 hours from any time in Tokyo to get the time in New York. This page's converter and 24-hour table do it automatically and stay correct through daylight-saving changes.
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