What is the time difference between Lima and Tokyo?

Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of Lima. 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 Lima?

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 Lima observe daylight saving time?

No. Lima 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 Lima, 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 Lima and Tokyo use?

Lima uses America/Lima, 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 Lima time to Tokyo time

Right now Tokyo runs 14 hours ahead of Lima. 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 Lima, across for Tokyo.

Lima	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

Both cities keep one offset all year. Whatever difference holds today still holds in six months.

Lima

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5

Tokyo

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+9

When you can actually talk

There is no hour where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 working day. Someone has to move — the nearest workable windows are below.

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

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

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

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Lima and Tokyo?: Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of Lima. 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 Lima?: 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 Lima observe daylight saving time?: No. Lima 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 Lima, 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 Lima and Tokyo use?: Lima uses America/Lima, 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.