What is the time difference between Bogotá and Tokyo?

Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of Bogotá. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Tokyo from Bogotá?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Bogotá observe daylight saving time?

No. Bogotá stays on UTC-5 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?

No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Bogotá, what time is it in Tokyo?

It is 02:00 in Tokyo, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Bogotá and Tokyo use?

Bogotá uses America/Bogota, currently UTC-5, and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Bogotá time to Tokyo time

Right now Tokyo runs 14 hours ahead of Bogotá. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Bogotá, across for Tokyo.

Bogotá	Tokyo
00:00	14:00
01:00	15:00
02:00	16:00
03:00	17:00
04:00	18:00
05:00	19:00
06:00	20:00
07:00	21:00
08:00	22:00
09:00	23:00
10:00	00:00next day
11:00	01:00next day
12:00	02:00next day
13:00	03:00next day
14:00	04:00next day
15:00	05:00next day
16:00	06:00next day
17:00	07:00next day
18:00	08:00next day
19:00	09:00next day
20:00	10:00next day
21:00	11:00next day
22:00	12:00next day
23:00	13:00next day

Daylight saving time

Neither Bogotá nor Tokyo changes its clocks, so the difference between them is the same every day of the year.

Bogotá

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5

Tokyo

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+9

When you can actually talk

A standard working day in Bogotá and one in Tokyo do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

Bogotá 19:00–04:00Tokyo 09:00–18:00
Bogotá 09:00–18:00Tokyo 23:00–08:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Bogotá	Tokyo
IANA zone	America/Bogota	Asia/Tokyo
Abbreviation	UTC-5	UTC+9
Standard offset	UTC-5	UTC+9
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	Colombia	Japan

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Bogotá and Tokyo?: Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of Bogotá. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Tokyo from Bogotá?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Bogotá observe daylight saving time?: No. Bogotá stays on UTC-5 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?: No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Bogotá, what time is it in Tokyo?: It is 02:00 in Tokyo, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do Bogotá and Tokyo use?: Bogotá uses America/Bogota, currently UTC-5, and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.