What is the time difference between Lord Howe Island and Tokyo?

Tokyo is 1 hour 30 minutes behind Lord Howe Island. 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 Lord Howe Island?

Between 10:30–18:00 in Lord Howe Island, which is 09:00–16:30 in Tokyo. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Lord Howe Island observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Lord Howe Island runs on UTC+10:30 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 30 minutes.

Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?

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

If it is midday in Lord Howe Island, what time is it in Tokyo?

It is 10:30 in Tokyo, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Lord Howe Island and Tokyo use?

Lord Howe Island uses Australia/Lord_Howe, currently UTC+10:30 (LHST), and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Lord Howe Island time to Tokyo time

Tokyo is 1 hour 30 minutes behind Lord Howe Island right now, so midday in Lord Howe Island lands in the morning in Tokyo.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Lord Howe Island, across for Tokyo.

Lord Howe Island	Tokyo
00:00	22:30previous day
01:00	23:30previous day
02:00	00:30
03:00	01:30
04:00	02:30
05:00	03:30
06:00	04:30
07:00	05:30
08:00	06:30
09:00	07:30
10:00	08:30
11:00	09:30
12:00	10:30
13:00	11:30
14:00	12:30
15:00	13:30
16:00	14:30
17:00	15:30
18:00	16:30
19:00	17:30
20:00	18:30
21:00	19:30
22:00	20:30
23:00	21:30

Daylight saving time

Tokyo keeps one offset all year while Lord Howe Island moves twice. That is the whole reason this difference is seasonal.

Lord Howe Island

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10:30
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +30m

Tokyo

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+9

When you can actually talk

The window is 7 hours 30 minutes wide — 10:30–18:00 in Lord Howe Island, 09:00–16:30 in Tokyo.

Lord Howe Island 10:30–18:00Tokyo 09:00–16:30

Reference

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

	Lord Howe Island	Tokyo
IANA zone	Australia/Lord_Howe	Asia/Tokyo
Abbreviation	LHST	UTC+9
Standard offset	UTC+10:30	UTC+9
Daylight offset	UTC+11	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	Australia	Japan

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Lord Howe Island and Tokyo?: Tokyo is 1 hour 30 minutes behind Lord Howe Island. 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 Lord Howe Island?: Between 10:30–18:00 in Lord Howe Island, which is 09:00–16:30 in Tokyo. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Lord Howe Island observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Lord Howe Island runs on UTC+10:30 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 30 minutes.
Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?: No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Lord Howe Island, what time is it in Tokyo?: It is 10:30 in Tokyo, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Lord Howe Island and Tokyo use?: Lord Howe Island uses Australia/Lord_Howe, currently UTC+10:30 (LHST), and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.