What is the time difference between Tokyo and Dubai?

Dubai is 5 hours behind Tokyo. 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 Dubai from Tokyo?

Between 14:00–18:00 in Tokyo, which is 09:00–13:00 in Dubai. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?

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

Does Dubai observe daylight saving time?

No. Dubai stays on UTC+4 all year, so its clocks never move.

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

It is 07:00 in Dubai, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Tokyo and Dubai use?

Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9, and Dubai uses Asia/Dubai, currently UTC+4 (GST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Tokyo time to Dubai time

Dubai is 5 hours behind Tokyo right now, so midday in Tokyo lands in the morning in Dubai.

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The converter needs JavaScript to run. Everything below — offsets, daylight saving dates and the hour-by-hour table — is part of the page and works without it.

Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

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

Tokyo

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+9

Dubai

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+4

When you can actually talk

You have 4 hours of shared working time: 14:00–18:00 in Tokyo, which is 09:00–13:00 in Dubai.

Tokyo 14:00–18:00Dubai 09:00–13:00

Reference

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

	Tokyo	Dubai
IANA zone	Asia/Tokyo	Asia/Dubai
Abbreviation	UTC+9	GST
Standard offset	UTC+9	UTC+4
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	Japan	United Arab Emirates

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

Common questions

What is the time difference between Tokyo and Dubai?: Dubai is 5 hours behind Tokyo. 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 Dubai from Tokyo?: Between 14:00–18:00 in Tokyo, which is 09:00–13:00 in Dubai. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Tokyo observe daylight saving time?: No. Tokyo stays on UTC+9 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Dubai observe daylight saving time?: No. Dubai stays on UTC+4 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Tokyo, what time is it in Dubai?: It is 07:00 in Dubai, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do Tokyo and Dubai use?: Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9, and Dubai uses Asia/Dubai, currently UTC+4 (GST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.