The best time to meet between Tokyo and Sydney

Sydney is 2 hours ahead of Tokyo today. Their working days overlap for six hours: 09:00 to 15:00 in Tokyo is 11 am to 5 pm in Sydney.

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Time difference today+2 hSydney ahead of Tokyo; 1 h to 2 h over the year

Shared working hours6 h09:00–15:00 in Tokyo, 11 am–5 pm in Sydney

Fairest hour to meet11:30in Tokyo, which is 1:30 pm in Sydney

Tokyo and Sydney, hour by hour

Every hour of the day in Tokyo, beside the same moment in Sydney. Rows marked in lime are inside working hours in both.

Each hour in Tokyo and the same moment in Sydney, for each time difference over the year.
Tokyo	Sydney +2 h, today	Sydney +1 h
00:00	2 am	1 am
01:00	3 am	2 am
02:00	4 am	3 am
03:00	5 am	4 am
04:00	6 am	5 am
05:00	7 am	6 am
06:00	8 am	7 am
07:00	9 am	8 am
08:00	10 am	9 am
09:00	11 am	10 am
10:00	12 pm	11 am
11:00	1 pm	12 pm
12:00	2 pm	1 pm
13:00	3 pm	2 pm
14:00	4 pm	3 pm
15:00	5 pm	4 pm
16:00	6 pm	5 pm
17:00	7 pm	6 pm
18:00	8 pm	7 pm
19:00	9 pm	8 pm
20:00	10 pm	9 pm
21:00	11 pm	10 pm
22:00	12 am+1 day	11 pm
23:00	1 am+1 day	12 am+1 day

09:00 to 17:00 Early or late Both at work

+2 h: until April 3, 2027, from October 3, 2027
+1 h: April 4, 2027 to October 2, 2027

When the gap changes

Today Sydney is 2 hours ahead of Tokyo.

April 4, 2027Sydney moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 1 hour.
October 3, 2027Sydney moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 2 hours.

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

Making it work

With six hours in common, Tokyo and Sydney can meet on almost any working day without anyone bending their hours. The morning in Tokyo is the shared part.

The risk with a wide window is the opposite one: meetings spread across all of it and there is no shared hour left for focused work. Keep recurring calls at one end of it.

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Tokyo and Sydney questions

What is the time difference between Tokyo and Sydney?

Today Sydney is 2 hours ahead of Tokyo. On April 4, 2027, Sydney moves its clocks back and the gap becomes 1 hour. On October 3, 2027, Sydney moves its clocks forward and the gap becomes 2 hours. Only Sydney changes its clocks for summer; Tokyo keeps the same time all year. A meeting fixed in Tokyo moves by an hour in Sydney's calendar twice a year.

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

Their working days overlap for six hours: 09:00 to 15:00 in Tokyo is 11 am to 5 pm in Sydney. The most comfortable hour for both is 11:30 in Tokyo, 1:30 pm in Sydney.

What time is 09:00 in Tokyo in Sydney?

09:00 in Tokyo is 11 am in Sydney today. When the gap is 1 hour, 10 am.

Do Tokyo and Sydney use daylight saving time?

Tokyo keeps the same time all year. Sydney moves its clocks back on April 4, 2027 and forward on October 3, 2027.

Does this apply to other cities?

Seoul and Osaka keep the same time as Tokyo (Japan Standard Time, JST), so everything on this page applies to them too. Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart keep the same time as Sydney (Australian Eastern Time, AEST/AEDT), so everything on this page applies to them too.

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The best time to meet between Tokyo and Sydney

Tokyo and Sydney, hour by hour

When the gap changes

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