Los Angeles to Tokyo
Converting a fixed time. America/Los_Angeles → Asia/Tokyo · 8,815 km (5,474 miles) apart
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Los Angeles | Tokyo | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 4pm | 00:00 → 16:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 1am | 5pm | 01:00 → 17:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 2am | 6pm | 02:00 → 18:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 3am | 7pm | 03:00 → 19:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 4am | 8pm | 04:00 → 20:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 5am | 9pm | 05:00 → 21:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 6am | 10pm | 06:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 7am | 11pm | 07:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 8am | 12am Thu | 08:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 9am | 1am Thu | 09:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 10am | 2am Thu | 10:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 11am | 3am Thu | 11:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 12pm | 4am Thu | 12:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 1pm | 5am Thu | 13:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 2pm | 6am Thu | 14:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 3pm | 7am Thu | 15:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 4pm | 8am Thu | 16:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 5pm | 9am Thu | 17:00 → 09:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm now | 10am Thu | 18:00 → 10:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 11am Thu | 19:00 → 11:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 12pm Thu | 20:00 → 12:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 1pm Thu | 21:00 → 13:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 2pm Thu | 22:00 → 14:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 11pm | 3pm Thu | 23:00 → 15:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
Call times
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Tokyo when it is 11:00 pm in Los Angeles?
3:00 pm in Tokyo the next day.
How many hours ahead is Tokyo of Los Angeles?
Tokyo is 16 hours ahead Los Angeles. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between Los Angeles and Tokyo?
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
When does the difference between Los Angeles and Tokyo change?
Los Angeles: Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). Tokyo does not change its clocks, so the gap shifts by an hour on that date.