Los Angeles to Tokyo Time Converter
Quick answers
For most of the year, Los Angeles is 16 hours behind Tokyo. During seasonal clock changes, Los Angeles is 17 hours behind Tokyo.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Los Angeles correspond to 1:00 am (next day) to 9:00 am (next day) in Tokyo. During seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Los Angeles correspond to 2:00 am (next day) to 10:00 am (next day) in Tokyo.
Compare Los Angeles time with Tokyo time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
PST (Pacific Standard Time) is 17 hours behind JST (Japan Standard Time)
4:00 am04:00 in Los Angeles, CA, USA is 9:00 pm21:00 in Tokyo, Japan
Los Angeles to Tokyo call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm in Los Angeles which corresponds to 9am-10am in Tokyo (next day)
4:00 am04:00 PST (Pacific Standard Time) (Los Angeles, CA, USA). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
9:00 pm21:00 JST (Japan Standard Time) (Tokyo, Japan). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Los Angeles, CA, USA / 9:00 pm21:00 Tokyo, Japan
| Los Angeles, CA, USA | Tokyo, Japan |
|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 5pm |
| 1am | 6pm |
| 2am | 7pm |
| 3am | 8pm |
| 4am | 9pm |
| 5am | 10pm |
| 6am | 11pm |
| 7am | 12am (midnight) |
| 8am | 1am |
| 9am | 2am |
| 10am | 3am |
| 11am | 4am |
| 12pm (noon) | 5am |
| 1pm | 6am |
| 2pm | 7am |
| 3pm | 8am |
| 4pm | 9am |
| 5pm | 10am |
| 6pm | 11am |
| 7pm | 12pm (noon) |
| 8pm | 1pm |
| 9pm | 2pm |
| 10pm | 3pm |
| 11pm | 4pm |
| 00:00 | 17:00 |
| 01:00 | 18:00 |
| 02:00 | 19:00 |
| 03:00 | 20:00 |
| 04:00 | 21:00 |
| 05:00 | 22:00 |
| 06:00 | 23:00 |
| 07:00 | 00:00 |
| 08:00 | 01:00 |
| 09:00 | 02:00 |
| 10:00 | 03:00 |
| 11:00 | 04:00 |
| 12:00 | 05:00 |
| 13:00 | 06:00 |
| 14:00 | 07:00 |
| 15:00 | 08:00 |
| 16:00 | 09:00 |
| 17:00 | 10:00 |
| 18:00 | 11:00 |
| 19:00 | 12:00 |
| 20:00 | 13:00 |
| 21:00 | 14:00 |
| 22:00 | 15:00 |
| 23:00 | 16:00 |
Los Angeles Information
Time Zone
PST - Pacific Standard Time
-8:00 hours during Pacific Standard Time.
Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 2nd Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of November. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.