Tokyo to Los Angeles
Converting a fixed time. Asia/Tokyo → America/Los_Angeles · 8,815 km (5,474 miles) apart
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| Tokyo | Los Angeles | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 8am Wed | 00:00 → 08:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 1am | 9am Wed | 01:00 → 09:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 2am | 10am Wed | 02:00 → 10:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 3am | 11am Wed | 03:00 → 11:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 4am | 12pm Wed | 04:00 → 12:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 5am | 1pm Wed | 05:00 → 13:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 6am | 2pm Wed | 06:00 → 14:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
| 7am | 3pm Wed | 07:00 → 15:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8am | 4pm Wed | 08:00 → 16:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9am | 5pm Wed | 09:00 → 17:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10am | 6pm Wed | 10:00 → 18:00 | awake, not at work |
| 11am | 7pm Wed | 11:00 → 19:00 | awake, not at work |
| 12pm | 8pm Wed | 12:00 → 20:00 | awake, not at work |
| 1pm | 9pm Wed | 13:00 → 21:00 | awake, not at work |
| 2pm | 10pm Wed | 14:00 → 22:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 3pm | 11pm Wed | 15:00 → 23:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 4pm | 12am | 16:00 → 00:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 5pm | 1am | 17:00 → 01:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 6pm | 2am | 18:00 → 02:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 7pm now | 3am | 19:00 → 03:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 8pm | 4am | 20:00 → 04:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 9pm | 5am | 21:00 → 05:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 10pm | 6am | 22:00 → 06:00 | asleep in Los Angeles |
| 11pm | 7am | 23:00 → 07:00 | asleep in Tokyo |
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 Los Angeles when it is 3:30 pm in Tokyo?
11:30 pm in Los Angeles the previous day.
How many hours ahead is Los Angeles of Tokyo?
Los Angeles is 16 hours behind Tokyo. 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 Tokyo and Los Angeles?
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.