Manila to Tokyo Time Converter

Manila is 1 hour behind Tokyo · Manila UTC+8 · Tokyo UTC+9

🇵🇭 Manila

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Best time to connect

Working hours overlap: 9am–5pm Manila time. That's the window when both cities are in a typical 9-to-5 workday — ideal for calls and meetings.

Manila ↔ Tokyo time difference explained

Manila is 1 hour behind Tokyo. Manila, Philippines runs on Asia/Manila (UTC+8) while Tokyo, Japan uses Asia/Tokyo (UTC+9). The converter above stays accurate through daylight saving changes because it reads live UTC offsets rather than fixed values. Whether you're coordinating remote work, booking a call, or planning travel between Manila and Tokyo, the working-hours overlap panel shows exactly when both cities are awake and at their desks.

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Hour-by-hour: Manila to Tokyo

When it's this time in Manila, here's the time in Tokyo — all 24 hours, in both 24-hour and 12-hour (am/pm) format.

00:00 · 12am01:00 · 1am

01:00 · 1am02:00 · 2am

02:00 · 2am03:00 · 3am

03:00 · 3am04:00 · 4am

04:00 · 4am05:00 · 5am

05:00 · 5am06:00 · 6am

06:00 · 6am07:00 · 7am

07:00 · 7am08:00 · 8am

08:00 · 8am09:00 · 9am

09:00 · 9am10:00 · 10am

10:00 · 10am11:00 · 11am

11:00 · 11am12:00 · 12pm

12:00 · 12pm13:00 · 1pm

13:00 · 1pm14:00 · 2pm

14:00 · 2pm15:00 · 3pm

15:00 · 3pm16:00 · 4pm

16:00 · 4pm17:00 · 5pm

17:00 · 5pm18:00 · 6pm

18:00 · 6pm19:00 · 7pm

19:00 · 7pm20:00 · 8pm

20:00 · 8pm21:00 · 9pm

21:00 · 9pm22:00 · 10pm

22:00 · 10pm23:00 · 11pm

23:00 · 11pm00:00 · 12am (+1d)

Manila keeps Philippine Time (PHT, UTC+8) all year. Tokyo keeps Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9) all year. On those offsets the time in Japan is 1 hour ahead of the time in the Philippines: 9am in Manila is 10am, 12pm in Manila is 1pm, 2pm in Manila is 3pm, and 8pm in Manila is 9pm in Tokyo.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Manila and Tokyo?

Manila is 1 hour behind Tokyo. Manila is UTC+8 and Tokyo is UTC+9. The live converter above updates every second and accounts for daylight saving time automatically.

When it's 9am in Manila, what time is it in Tokyo?

When it's 9am in Manila, it's 10:00 in Tokyo (manila is 1 hour behind tokyo).

What's the best time to schedule a call between Manila and Tokyo?

The "best time to connect" panel above shows the live working-hours overlap — the window when both Manila and Tokyo are within a typical 9-to-5 workday, ideal for meetings and calls.

Do Manila and Tokyo observe daylight saving time?

Both cities' current UTC offsets are shown live above and adjust automatically when either region enters or leaves daylight saving time, so the converter is always accurate.