Tokyo to Los Angeles Time

Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles from mid-March to early November, and 17 hours the rest of the year.

Los Angeles to Tokyo time →

MY TIME Tokyo · JST --:-- JST
THEIR TIME Los Angeles · PST/PDT --:-- PST/PDT
Los Angeles hours across Tokyo’s dayDark = night · click an hour to pick it
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16–17 hoursTOKYO IS AHEAD
UTC+9TOKYO · JST · NO CLOCK CHANGES
UTC-8 / UTC-7LOS ANGELES · PST/PDT · CHANGES CLOCKS
Mid-Mar · early NovCLOCK CHANGES

Quick reference

Common times

TOKYOLOS ANGELES · MID-MAR–EARLY NOVLOS ANGELES · REST OF YEAR
9:00 am5:00 pm previous day4:00 pm previous day
12:00 pm8:00 pm previous day7:00 pm previous day
3:00 pm11:00 pm previous day10:00 pm previous day
6:00 pm2:00 am1:00 am
9:00 pm5:00 am4:00 am

Questions

Tokyo and Los Angeles

Is Tokyo 16 or 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles?

16 hours from mid-March to early November, while Los Angeles is on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). 17 hours the rest of the year, while Los Angeles is on Pacific Standard Time (PST).

What time is it in Los Angeles when it's 9am in Tokyo?

5pm the previous day from mid-March to early November, and 4pm the previous day the rest of the year.

Does Tokyo or Los Angeles use daylight saving time?

Only Los Angeles. It moves to PDT (UTC-7) in mid-March and back to PST (UTC-8) in early November. Tokyo stays on Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9) all year.