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Time Difference

Eastern Daylight Time is 13 hours behind JST (Japan Standard Time)
5:00 pm17:00 in EDT is 6:00 am06:00 in Tokyo, Japan

EST to Tokyo call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6am-8am in EST which corresponds to 8pm-10pm in Tokyo

5:00 pm17:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 JST (Japan Standard Time) (Tokyo, Japan). Offset UTC +9:00 hours

5:00 pm17:00 EDT / 6:00 am06:00 Tokyo, Japan

EDT Tokyo, Japan
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11:00 0:00
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18:00 7:00
19:00 8:00
20:00 9:00
21:00 10:00
22:00 11:00
23:00 12:00

Eastern Standard Time

Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos Is, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST timezone is New York City from USA with population about 8.175 million people. Other major cities in the area are Toronto, Montreal, Brooklyn, Borough of Queens

French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est

Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

EST to Tokyo, Japan - Savvy Time (2)

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

EST to Tokyo, Japan - Savvy Time (3)End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) has ended on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.

EST to Tokyo, Japan - Savvy Time (4)Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 3, 2024, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.

EST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data

  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended

Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers

  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates five hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.

Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others

  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'

IANA/Olson: Reflects EST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems

  • America/Atikokan
  • America/Cancun
  • America/Cayman
  • America/Coral_Harbour
  • America/Detroit
  • America/Fort_Wayne
  • America/Grand_Turk
  • America/Indiana/Indianapolis
  • America/Indiana/Marengo
  • America/Indiana/Petersburg
  • America/Indiana/Vevay
  • America/Indiana/Vincennes
  • America/Indiana/Winamac
  • America/Indianapolis
  • America/Iqaluit
  • America/Jamaica
  • America/Kentucky/Louisville
  • America/Kentucky/Monticello
  • America/Louisville
  • America/Montreal
  • America/Nassau
  • America/New_York
  • America/Nipigon
  • America/Panama
  • America/Pangnirtung
  • America/Port-au-Prince
  • America/Thunder_Bay
  • America/Toronto
  • Canada/Eastern
  • EST
  • EST5EDT
  • Jamaica
  • US/East-Indiana
  • US/Eastern
  • US/Michigan

Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:

  • CDT - Central Daylight Time
  • EST - Eastern Standard Time
  • ET - Eastern Time
  • COT - Colombia Time
  • CST - Cuba Standard Time
  • EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
  • ECT - Ecuador Time
  • PET - Peru Time
  • R - Romeo Time Zone

Tokyo Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name

JST - Japan Standard Time

UTC / GMT Offset

+9:00 hours during Japan Standard Time, currently in use.

Tokyo Facts

Country

Japan

Alternative Names

Edo, TYO, Tochiu, Tocio, Tokija, Tokijas, Tokio, Tokió, Tokjo, Tokyo, Toquio, Toquio - dong jing, Toquio - 東京, Tòquio, Tókýó, Tóquio, Tōkyō, dokyo, dong jing, dong jing dou, dong-gyeong, tokeiyw, toki'o, tokkiyo, tokyo, twkyw, twqyw, Τόκιο, Токио, Токё, Токіо, Տոկիո, טוקיו, توكيو, توکیو, طوكيو, ܛܘܟܝܘ, ܜܘܟܝܘ, टोक्यो, টোকিও, டோக்கியோ, โตเกียว, ტოკიო, 东京, 東京, 東京都, 도쿄, 동경

Population

8,336,599

Currency

Yen (JPY)

Geographic Coordinates

35° 41' N Latitude / 139° 41' E Longitude

International Dialing Code

+81

EST to IST GMT to EST PST to EST EST to GMT PST to GMT

EST to Tokyo, Japan - Savvy Time (2024)

FAQs

How many hours is Japan from EST? ›

Eastern Time is 13:00 hours behind Japan Standard Time.

What time is it in Tokyo EST? ›

Getting Started
Tokyo, Japan ( in Tokyo) to Eastern Standard Time (EST)
8 am in Tokyois7 pm EST
9 am in Tokyois8 pm EST
10 am in Tokyois9 pm EST
11 am in Tokyois10 pm EST
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Is Tokyo 12 hours ahead of us? ›

United States: Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of the US UU. Canada: Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of Canada. Italy: Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Italy. France: Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of France.

What time is it right now in EST timezone? ›

03:11:15 P.M.

Is Japan 8 or 9 hours ahead? ›

Japan Standard Time (日本標準時, Nihon Hyōjunji, JST), or Japan Central Standard Time (中央標準時, Chūō Hyōjunji, JCST), is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions.

Is Japan 9 hours ahead of us? ›

Japan is in a time zone referred to as “Japan Standard Time”(JST), which is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Time. It is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles, 14 hours ahead of New York, and 9 hours ahead of London. (During the summer, the difference is one hour less).

What time is 9:00am EST in Tokyo? ›

Getting Started
Eastern Standard Time (EST) to Tokyo, Japan ( in Tokyo)
8 am ESTis9 pm in Tokyo
9 am ESTis10 pm in Tokyo
10 am ESTis11 pm in Tokyo
11 am ESTis12 am in Tokyo
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Does Tokyo have 2 time zones? ›

Time Zone Currently Being Used in Japan

Japan observes Japan Standard Time all year.

How far ahead is Japan to EST? ›

What is the difference between JST and EST time zones? The Japan Standard Time (JST) is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST).

When you fly to Japan, do you lose a day? ›

If you travel from the US to Japan, you will lose a day. You will leave in the morning of the first day of your trip, and you will arrive at Tokyo in the evening of the second day. When you come back, you will actually gain some time. You will come back to the US on the same day of your departure from Tokyo.

Which country's time is fastest? ›

It is also referred to as the "latest time zone" on Earth, as clocks in it always show the 'latest' (i.e., most advanced) time of all time zones. UTC+14:00 stretches as far as 30° east of the 180° longitude line and creates a large fold in the International Date Line around the Pacific nation of Kiribati.

Is Japan on a 24 hour clock? ›

Both the 12-hour and 24-hour notations are commonly used in Japan. The 24-hour notation is commonly used in Japan, especially in train schedules.

How far ahead is EST? ›

Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 1 hour ahead of Central Standard Time (CST). To convert EST to CST, you have to subtract one hour. Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 2 hours ahead of Mountain Standard Time (MST). To convert EST to MST, you have to subtract two hours.

What time zone is 12 hours ahead of EST? ›

Countries that are 12 hours ahead of the United States include those in the UTC+12 time zone. Some examples are New Zealand (including Wellington) and certain parts of Fiji.

Is the time zone ET or EST? ›

ET stands for Eastern Time. It's a catch-all term that refers to EST or EDT, whichever currently applies. If you're in an area that observes Daylight Saving Time and you're not sure whether to use EDT or EST, it's always safe to use ET. ET refers to EST when EST is the local time and EDT when EDT is the local time.

Is Japan 13 hours ahead of EST? ›

By 13 hours in summer and 14 hours in winter (in New York at 5 p.m. it's 6 a.m. the next day in Tokyo in summer or 7 a.m. the next day in winter).

Is Japan 14 hours ahead of New York? ›

Japan is 13 hours ahead of New York. Press any time in the table below to open and share the event time page.

Is Japan 11 hours ahead of EST? ›

Japan Standard Time is 13:00 hours ahead of Eastern Time

The UTC time standard was introduced in 1960 with a commitment to remain within one second of GMT by the addition of a leap second every few years. NTP distributes UTC to connected devices via the internet.

Is Japan 13 hours ahead of New York? ›

Japan is 13 hours ahead of New York, New York.

To schedule a conference call or plan a meeting at the best time for both parties, you should try between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM your time in New York, NY. That will end up being between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM in Japan.

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