New York to Tokyo Time Converter

New York is 13 hours behind Tokyo · New York UTC-4 · Tokyo UTC+9

🇺🇸 New York

🇯🇵 Tokyo

Best time to connect

These cities have no standard-workday overlap — New York and Tokyo are too far apart in time. Schedule outside normal hours, or use async communication.

New York ↔ Tokyo time difference explained

New York is 13 hours behind Tokyo. New York, USA runs on America/New York (UTC-4) 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 New York and Tokyo, the working-hours overlap panel shows exactly when both cities are awake and at their desks.

Need more than the time? See the full New York and Tokyo remote-work guides — cost of living, internet speed and visa options.

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Hour-by-hour: New York to Tokyo

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

00:00 · 12am13:00 · 1pm

01:00 · 1am14:00 · 2pm

02:00 · 2am15:00 · 3pm

03:00 · 3am16:00 · 4pm

04:00 · 4am17:00 · 5pm

05:00 · 5am18:00 · 6pm

06:00 · 6am19:00 · 7pm

07:00 · 7am20:00 · 8pm

08:00 · 8am21:00 · 9pm

09:00 · 9am22:00 · 10pm

10:00 · 10am23:00 · 11pm

11:00 · 11am00:00 · 12am (+1d)

12:00 · 12pm01:00 · 1am (+1d)

13:00 · 1pm02:00 · 2am (+1d)

14:00 · 2pm03:00 · 3am (+1d)

15:00 · 3pm04:00 · 4am (+1d)

16:00 · 4pm05:00 · 5am (+1d)

17:00 · 5pm06:00 · 6am (+1d)

18:00 · 6pm07:00 · 7am (+1d)

19:00 · 7pm08:00 · 8am (+1d)

20:00 · 8pm09:00 · 9am (+1d)

21:00 · 9pm10:00 · 10am (+1d)

22:00 · 10pm11:00 · 11am (+1d)

23:00 · 11pm12:00 · 12pm (+1d)

New York keeps Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC-4) from 8 March to 1 November 2026, and Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC-5) for the rest of the year. Tokyo keeps Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9) all year. On those offsets the time in Japan is 13 hours ahead of the time in the USA: 9am in New York is 10pm, 12pm in New York is 1am the next day, 2pm in New York is 3am the next day, and 8pm in New York is 9am the next day in Tokyo.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between New York and Tokyo?

New York is 13 hours behind Tokyo. New York is UTC-4 and Tokyo is UTC+9. The live converter above updates every second and accounts for daylight saving time automatically.

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

When it's 9am in New York, it's 22:00 in Tokyo (new york is 13 hours behind tokyo).

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

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

Do New York 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.