The best time to meet between London and Tokyo

Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of London today. Their working days never overlap. The fairest hour is 08:30 in London, 16:30 in Tokyo, which is half an hour before the working day starts in London and half an hour past the end of the working day in Tokyo.

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Time difference today+8 hTokyo ahead of London; 8 h to 9 h over the year
Shared working hoursNoneBetween 9 and 5 on both sides, there is no hour in common
Fairest hour to meet08:30in London, which is 16:30 in Tokyo

London and Tokyo, hour by hour

Every hour of the day in London, beside the same moment in Tokyo. Rows marked in lime are inside working hours in both.
Each hour in London and the same moment in Tokyo, for each time difference over the year.
LondonTokyo +8 h, todayTokyo +9 h
00:0008:0009:00
01:0009:0010:00
02:0010:0011:00
03:0011:0012:00
04:0012:0013:00
05:0013:0014:00
06:0014:0015:00
07:0015:0016:00
08:0016:0017:00
09:0017:0018:00
10:0018:0019:00
11:0019:0020:00
12:0020:0021:00
13:0021:0022:00
14:0022:0023:00
15:0023:0000:00+1 day
16:0000:00+1 day01:00+1 day
17:0001:00+1 day02:00+1 day
18:0002:00+1 day03:00+1 day
19:0003:00+1 day04:00+1 day
20:0004:00+1 day05:00+1 day
21:0005:00+1 day06:00+1 day
22:0006:00+1 day07:00+1 day
23:0007:00+1 day08:00+1 day
09:00 to 17:00 Early or late Both at work
  • +8 h: until October 24, from March 28, 2027
  • +9 h: October 25 to March 27, 2027

When the gap changes

Today Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of London.

  • October 25London moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 9 hours.
  • March 28, 2027London moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 8 hours.

Only London changes its clocks for summer; Tokyo keeps the same time all year. A meeting fixed in Tokyo moves by an hour in London's calendar twice a year.

Making it work

With no shared working hours, someone is always early or late. Rotate who that is: alternate the hour between London's morning and Tokyo's, so the same person is not on at 7 am every week.

Keep calls short and the rest written. Updates, reviews and anything that can wait a few hours do better as a message with a deadline than as a meeting that costs someone their evening.

When you do meet, offer two or three hours that each ask a little of both sides, and let the group vote. People accept an early start more readily when they chose it.

Try another date, or add a city

The planner starts with London and Tokyo. Pick the actual meeting date, add anyone else who joins, and click up to three hours to send as options.

London and Tokyo questions

What is the time difference between London and Tokyo?

Today Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of London. On October 25, London moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 9 hours. On March 28, 2027, London moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 8 hours. Only London changes its clocks for summer; Tokyo keeps the same time all year. A meeting fixed in Tokyo moves by an hour in London's calendar twice a year.

What is the best time for a meeting between London and Tokyo?

Their working days never overlap. The fairest hour is 08:30 in London, 16:30 in Tokyo, which is half an hour before the working day starts in London and half an hour past the end of the working day in Tokyo.

What time is 09:00 in London in Tokyo?

09:00 in London is 17:00 in Tokyo today. When the gap is 9 hours, 18:00.

Do London and Tokyo use daylight saving time?

London moves its clocks back on October 25 and forward on March 28, 2027. Tokyo keeps the same time all year.

Does this apply to other cities?

Dublin, Edinburgh and Lisbon keep the same time as London (UK time, GMT/BST), so everything on this page applies to them too. Seoul and Osaka keep the same time as Tokyo (Japan Standard Time, JST), so everything on this page applies to them too.

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