What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Tokyo?

Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles?

Between 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles, which is 09:00–10:00 in Tokyo. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 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 Los Angeles, what time is it in Tokyo?

It is 04:00 in Tokyo, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Los Angeles and Tokyo use?

Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Los Angeles time to Tokyo time

Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles right now, so midday in Los Angeles lands in the small hours in Tokyo.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

Tokyo keeps one offset all year while Los Angeles moves twice. That is the whole reason this difference is seasonal.

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Tokyo

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+9

When you can actually talk

The window is 1 hour wide — 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles, 09:00–10:00 in Tokyo.

Los Angeles 17:00–18:00Tokyo 09:00–10:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	Los Angeles	Tokyo
IANA zone	America/Los_Angeles	Asia/Tokyo
Abbreviation	PDT	UTC+9
Standard offset	UTC-8	UTC+9
Daylight offset	UTC-7	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	United States	Japan

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Tokyo?: Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles?: Between 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles, which is 09:00–10:00 in Tokyo. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 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 Los Angeles, what time is it in Tokyo?: It is 04:00 in Tokyo, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Los Angeles and Tokyo use?: Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.