TIME ZONE CONVERTER

Tokyo to London
Time Converter

Convert Tokyo, Japan to London, United Kingdom. Compare dates, seasonal differences and meeting hours.

THE QUICK ANSWER

Tokyo is 8h or 9h ahead of London in 2026, depending on the date.

9 AM Tokyo = 12 AM London

Selected date: November 4, 2026.

TIME & DATE
JPFROMUTC+09:00

Japan · JST

Wed, 4 Nov
GBTOUTC

United Kingdom · GMT

12:00AM
Wed, 4 Nov
London is 9h behind Tokyo.
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TokyoYour reference
LondonConverted time
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THE TIME DIFFERENCE9hbehind

London compared with Tokyo.

SHARED WORKING HOURS0h2026-11-04

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THROUGH THE SEASONS2different offsets

Clock changes affect your time difference.

WORKING HOURS & MEETINGS

Best meeting times: Tokyo and London

No shared working hours on this date

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Local working days, overnight shifts and the entire meeting duration are checked.

Closest alternatives60 MIN

¹ Sum of meeting minutes outside both people’s selected hours. Alternatives minimize the worst individual conflict first.

THE QUICK REFERENCE

Tokyo to London conversion table

November 4, 2026 · Date changes are marked.

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TokyoLondon
12:00 AM3:00 PM -1 day
1:00 AM4:00 PM -1 day
2:00 AM5:00 PM -1 day
3:00 AM6:00 PM -1 day
4:00 AM7:00 PM -1 day
5:00 AM8:00 PM -1 day
6:00 AM9:00 PM -1 day
7:00 AM10:00 PM -1 day
8:00 AM11:00 PM -1 day
9:00 AM12:00 AM
10:00 AM1:00 AM
11:00 AM2:00 AM
TokyoLondon
12:00 PM3:00 AM
1:00 PM4:00 AM
2:00 PM5:00 AM
3:00 PM6:00 AM
4:00 PM7:00 AM
5:00 PM8:00 AM
6:00 PM9:00 AM
7:00 PM10:00 AM
8:00 PM11:00 AM
9:00 PM12:00 PM
10:00 PM1:00 PM
11:00 PM2:00 PM

Starting with the London working day

These examples start on 2026-11-04 in London.

09:00 London18:00 →Tokyo · 2026-11-04
17:00 London02:00 →Tokyo · 2026-11-05
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ONE CLOCK TIME. THE WHOLE YEAR.

09:00 Tokyo to London throughout 2026

Keeping 09:00 on the Tokyo clock produces 2 different destination clock/date answers in 2026. The ranges below use Tokyo calendar dates, including transition days.

Year CSV
London01:00Same date210 of 365 source dates
London00:00Same date155 of 365 source dates
Dates in Tokyo · 2026London answerSource → destination offsetsExplore
Jan 1 – Mar 2988 dates00:00Same dateUTC+09:00 → UTC
Mar 30 – Oct 25210 dates01:00Same dateUTC+09:00 → UTC+01:00
Oct 26 – Dec 3167 dates00:00Same dateUTC+09:00 → UTC

Every calendar date is included, not just workdays. Date ranges include both endpoints. Based on IANA 2026e; future rules may change.

DON’T LOSE A DAY

When does Tokyo time become a different date in London?

Your complete source day: 2026-11-04. Each range shows which destination date to use.

Tokyo · 2026-11-0400:00–09:00UTC+09:00
London · 2026-11-0315:00–24:00UTC Previous day
Tokyo · 2026-11-0409:00–24:00UTC+09:00
London · 2026-11-0400:00–15:00UTC Same date

Range starts are included; ends are excluded. 24:00 means midnight at the end of that date. Repeated hours appear separately with their UTC offsets. The strip is proportional to elapsed time.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

A year of time differences.

How London compares with Tokyo throughout 2026.

2026
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−9h
−8h
−9h

London changes its UTC offset in 2026. Tokyo keeps one UTC offset this year.

See exact change periods
From (UTC, inclusive)Until (UTC, exclusive)London vs Tokyo
1 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC29 Mar 2026, 01:00 UTC9h behind
29 Mar 2026, 01:00 UTC25 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC8h behind
25 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC1 Jan 2027, 00:00 UTC9h behind
CLOCK CHANGES

What changes at the next clock adjustment?

March 28, 2027Local transition date
  • London clocks go forward by 1h on March 28, 2027.

After this change, Tokyo is 8h ahead of London.

Exact clock readings and UTC transition

2027-03-28T01:00:00.000Z.

London: 2027-03-28 00:59 UTC → 2027-03-28 02:00 UTC+01:00.

Readings are one real minute apart. Future rules may change.

Exact periods outside the most common difference in 2026

The most frequent difference has London 8h behind relative to Tokyo. Exceptions:

From (UTC, inclusive)Until (UTC, exclusive)Compared with Tokyo
1 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC29 Mar 2026, 01:00 UTC9h behind
25 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC1 Jan 2027, 00:00 UTC9h behind
PLAN BEYOND A SINGLE DAY

Tokyo–London working hours through 2026

Every date calculated with your working windows. 261 selected Tokyo workdays; public holidays are not applied.

Daily CSV
Least shared time0h
Most common0h
Most shared time0h
Days without a 60-min slot261 / 261

One fixed start time does not fit every working day.

Your working windows never overlap on the selected host workdays this year. Adjust working days, hours or duration above, or use different seasonal meeting times.

Explore seasonal meeting times and your weekly schedule

Tokyo: 09:00–17:00, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri. London: 09:00–17:00, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri.

Calculation details and repeated hours

Overnight shifts belong to their start weekday. Host workday means the source calendar date. Repeated local times use the first occurrence.

TWO PLACES. ONE CONNECTION.

Across the map. Across the clock.

≈ 9,559 km apart
180°W0°180°E

City-center coordinates. Distance is an approximate great-circle distance, not a flight route.

Tokyo

Japan

Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
35.69°N, 139.69°E

London

United Kingdom

Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
51.51°N, 0.13°W

Coordinates adapted from GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

THE DETAILS THAT MATTER

Tokyo to London: useful answers

Why is the Tokyo to London difference sometimes 8 hours and sometimes 9 hours?

Tokyo is 8h or 9h ahead of London in 2026, depending on the date. London changes its UTC offset in 2026. Tokyo keeps one UTC offset this year.

Does the Tokyo–London time difference change in 2026?

The published rules produce 3 periods with 2 different offsets in 2026. See the annual chart for the exact boundaries of each period.

Does this conversion change the calendar date?

09:00 in Tokyo on 2026-11-04 is 00:00 in London on 2026-11-04. This selected time stays on the same date in both places. Other times can cross midnight.

Can Tokyo and London meet during working hours?

Your selected working windows have no shared time on 2026-11-04. The planner shows alternatives and how many minutes fall outside each person's working hours. Try another date or adjust the windows.

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