The best time to meet between Los Angeles and Tokyo

Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles today. Their working days never overlap. The fairest hour is 4:30 pm in Los Angeles, 08:30 the next day in Tokyo, which is half an hour past the end of the working day in Los Angeles and half an hour before the working day starts in Tokyo. On the clock it looks like 8 hours behind, but a day later: 4:30 pm in Los Angeles is 08:30 the next day in Tokyo.

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Time difference today+16 hTokyo ahead of Los Angeles; 16 h to 17 h over the year
Shared working hoursNoneBetween 9 and 5 on both sides, there is no hour in common
Fairest hour to meet4:30 pmin Los Angeles, which is 08:30 the next day in Tokyo

Los Angeles and Tokyo, hour by hour

Every hour of the day in Los Angeles, beside the same moment in Tokyo. Rows marked in lime are inside working hours in both.
Each hour in Los Angeles and the same moment in Tokyo, for each time difference over the year.
Los AngelesTokyo +16 h, todayTokyo +17 h
12 am16:0017:00
1 am17:0018:00
2 am18:0019:00
3 am19:0020:00
4 am20:0021:00
5 am21:0022:00
6 am22:0023:00
7 am23:0000:00+1 day
8 am00:00+1 day01:00+1 day
9 am01:00+1 day02:00+1 day
10 am02:00+1 day03:00+1 day
11 am03:00+1 day04:00+1 day
12 pm04:00+1 day05:00+1 day
1 pm05:00+1 day06:00+1 day
2 pm06:00+1 day07:00+1 day
3 pm07:00+1 day08:00+1 day
4 pm08:00+1 day09:00+1 day
5 pm09:00+1 day10:00+1 day
6 pm10:00+1 day11:00+1 day
7 pm11:00+1 day12:00+1 day
8 pm12:00+1 day13:00+1 day
9 pm13:00+1 day14:00+1 day
10 pm14:00+1 day15:00+1 day
11 pm15:00+1 day16:00+1 day
09:00 to 17:00 Early or late Both at work
  • +16 h: until October 31, from March 14, 2027
  • +17 h: November 1 to March 13, 2027

When the gap changes

Today Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles.

  • November 1Los Angeles moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 17 hours.
  • March 14, 2027Los Angeles moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 16 hours.

Only Los Angeles changes its clocks for summer; Tokyo keeps the same time all year. A meeting fixed in Tokyo moves by an hour in Los Angeles'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 Los Angeles'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.

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

Los Angeles and Tokyo questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Tokyo?

Today Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles. On November 1, Los Angeles moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 17 hours. On March 14, 2027, Los Angeles moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 16 hours. Only Los Angeles changes its clocks for summer; Tokyo keeps the same time all year. A meeting fixed in Tokyo moves by an hour in Los Angeles's calendar twice a year.

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

Their working days never overlap. The fairest hour is 4:30 pm in Los Angeles, 08:30 the next day in Tokyo, which is half an hour past the end of the working day in Los Angeles and half an hour before the working day starts in Tokyo.

What time is 9 am in Los Angeles in Tokyo?

9 am in Los Angeles is 01:00 the next day in Tokyo today. When the gap is 17 hours, 02:00 the next day.

Do Los Angeles and Tokyo use daylight saving time?

Los Angeles moves its clocks back on November 1 and forward on March 14, 2027. Tokyo keeps the same time all year.

Does this apply to other cities?

San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver keep the same time as Los Angeles (Pacific Time, PST/PDT), 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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