San Francisco to Tokyo Time Converter
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5:00 am05:00 PDT (UTC-7), Oct 8, 2026 = 9:00 pm21:00 JST (UTC+9), Oct 8, 2026
San Francisco is 16 hours behind Tokyo.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, San Francisco is 16 hours behind Tokyo. At other times of the year, San Francisco is 17 hours behind Tokyo.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in San Francisco correspond to 1:00 am (next day) to 9:00 am (next day) in Tokyo. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in San Francisco correspond to 2:00 am (next day) to 10:00 am (next day) in Tokyo.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in San Francisco correspond to 01:00 (next day) to 09:00 (next day) in Tokyo. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in San Francisco correspond to 02:00 (next day) to 10:00 (next day) in Tokyo.
Compare San Francisco time with Tokyo time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) is 16 hours behind JST (Japan Standard Time).
5:00 am05:00 in San Francisco, CA, USA is 9:00 pm21:00 in Tokyo, Japan
San Francisco to Tokyo call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4:30pm-5:30pm16:30-17:30 in San Francisco which corresponds to 8:30am-9:30am08:30-09:30 in Tokyo (next day)
5:00 am05:00 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) (San Francisco, CA, USA). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
9:00 pm21:00 JST (Japan Standard Time) (Tokyo, Japan). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
5:00 am05:00 San Francisco, CA, USA / 9:00 pm21:00 Tokyo, Japan
| San Francisco, CA, USA | Tokyo, Japan |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | 4:00pm |
| 1:00am | 5:00pm |
| 2:00am | 6:00pm |
| 3:00am | 7:00pm |
| 4:00am | 8:00pm |
| 5:00am | 9:00pm |
| 6:00am | 10:00pm |
| 7:00am | 11:00pm |
| 8:00am | 12:00am |
| 9:00am | 1:00am |
| 10:00am | 2:00am |
| 11:00am | 3:00am |
| 12:00pm | 4:00am |
| 1:00pm | 5:00am |
| 2:00pm | 6:00am |
| 3:00pm | 7:00am |
| 4:00pm | 8:00am |
| 5:00pm | 9:00am |
| 6:00pm | 10:00am |
| 7:00pm | 11:00am |
| 8:00pm | 12:00pm |
| 9:00pm | 1:00pm |
| 10:00pm | 2:00pm |
| 11:00pm | 3:00pm |
| 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 | 00:00 |
| 09:00 | 01:00 |
| 10:00 | 02:00 |
| 11:00 | 03:00 |
| 12:00 | 04:00 |
| 13:00 | 05:00 |
| 14:00 | 06:00 |
| 15:00 | 07:00 |
| 16:00 | 08:00 |
| 17:00 | 09:00 |
| 18:00 | 10:00 |
| 19:00 | 11:00 |
| 20:00 | 12:00 |
| 21:00 | 13:00 |
| 22:00 | 14:00 |
| 23:00 | 15:00 |
San Francisco Information
Time Zone
PST - Pacific Standard Time
-8:00 hours during Pacific Standard Time.
Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 02:00 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 amSunday, March 8, 2026 at 03:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 02:00 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 amSunday, November 1, 2026 at 01:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.