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JST
Japan Standard Time
GMT +9
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Indonesia
WIB
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Philippines
PHT
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
Illinois, USA
CST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

JST to Jakarta

JST is 2 hours ahead of Jakarta year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in JST correspond to 7:00 am to 3:00 pm in Jakarta.

JST to Masbate

JST is 1 hour ahead of Masbate year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in JST correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in Masbate.

JST to Chicago

For most of the year, JST is 14 hours ahead of Chicago. During seasonal clock changes, JST is 15 hours ahead of Chicago.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in JST correspond to 7:00 pm (previous day) to 3:00 am in Chicago. During seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in JST correspond to 6:00 pm (previous day) to 2:00 am in Chicago.

Compare JST time with Jakarta, Masbate, and Chicago time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Japan Standard Time is 2 hours ahead of WIB (Western Indonesian Time) and 1 hour ahead of PHT (Philippine Time) and 15 hours ahead of CST (Central Standard Time)
9:00 pm21:00 in JST is 7:00 pm19:00 in Jakarta, Indonesia and is 8:00 pm20:00 in Masbate, Philippines and is 6:00 am06:00 in Chicago, IL, USA

JST to Jakarta call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-5pm in JST which corresponds to 9am-3pm in Jakarta
JST to Masbate call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm in JST which corresponds to 9am-4pm in Masbate
JST to Chicago call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-9am in JST which corresponds to 5pm-6pm in Chicago (previous day)

9:00 pm21:00 Japan Standard Time (JST). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
7:00 pm19:00 WIB (Western Indonesian Time) (Jakarta, Indonesia). Offset UTC +7:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 PHT (Philippine Time) (Masbate, Philippines). Offset UTC +8:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 CST (Central Standard Time) (Chicago, IL, USA). Offset UTC -6:00 hours

9:00 pm21:00 JST / 7:00 pm19:00 Jakarta, Indonesia / 8:00 pm20:00 Masbate, Philippines / 6:00 am06:00 Chicago, IL, USA

JSTJakarta, IndonesiaMasbate, PhilippinesChicago, IL, USA
12am (midnight)10pm11pm9am
1am11pm12am (midnight)10am
2am12am (midnight)1am11am
3am1am2am12pm (noon)
4am2am3am1pm
5am3am4am2pm
6am4am5am3pm
7am5am6am4pm
8am6am7am5pm
9am7am8am6pm
10am8am9am7pm
11am9am10am8pm
12pm (noon)10am11am9pm
1pm11am12pm (noon)10pm
2pm12pm (noon)1pm11pm
3pm1pm2pm12am (midnight)
4pm2pm3pm1am
5pm3pm4pm2am
6pm4pm5pm3am
7pm5pm6pm4am
8pm6pm7pm5am
9pm7pm8pm6am
10pm8pm9pm7am
11pm9pm10pm8am
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01:0023:0000:0010:00
02:0000:0001:0011:00
03:0001:0002:0012:00
04:0002:0003:0013:00
05:0003:0004:0014:00
06:0004:0005:0015:00
07:0005:0006:0016:00
08:0006:0007:0017:00
09:0007:0008:0018:00
10:0008:0009:0019:00
11:0009:0010:0020:00
12:0010:0011:0021:00
13:0011:0012:0022:00
14:0012:0013:0023:00
15:0013:0014:0000:00
16:0014:0015:0001:00
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19:0017:0018:0004:00
20:0018:0019:0005:00
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Japan Standard Time

Offset: JST is 9 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries using this time zone: Japan

Principal Cities: The largest city in the JST time zone is Tokyo in Japan, with about 8.337 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Yokohama, Osaka shi, Nagoya shi, Sapporo.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Japan Standard Time (JST) do not change for daylight saving time, so JST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter.

JST Time Zone Geo Map
JST timezone map

JST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +09 - basic short
  • +0900 - basic
  • +09:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0900 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (09) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of nine hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • India - Military abbreviation for JST
  • I - short form of 'India'
IANA/Olson: Reflects JST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Tokyo
  • Japan
Time zones with the GMT +9 offset:
  • AWDT - Australian Western Daylight Time
  • CHOST - Choibalsan Summer Time
  • I - India Time Zone
  • IRKST - Irkutsk Summer Time
  • JST - Japan Standard Time
  • KST - Korea Standard Time
  • PWT - Palau Time
  • TLT - East Timor Time
  • ULAST - Ulaanbaatar Summer Time
  • WIT - Eastern Indonesian Time
  • YAKT - Yakutsk Time

Jakarta Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
WIB - Western Indonesian Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+7:00 hours during Western Indonesian Time, currently in use.

Jakarta Facts

Country
Indonesia
Alternative Names
Batavia, Big Durian, Cakarta, D'akarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, Djakarta, Djogkarta, Dki Jakarta, Dzakarta, Dzhakarta, Dzhakartae, Dżakarta, Džakarta, Gakarto, Giacarta, Iacarta, Iacárta, JKT, Jacarta, Jakarta, Jayakarta, Jogkarta, Nga-ka-that Su-tu Thit-khi, Ngâ-kâ-tha̍t Sú-tû Thi̍t-khî, Sunda Kelapa, Tzakarta, Xacarta, Xhakarta, Yajgyadaz, Yakarta, Zhakarta, cakarta, g'qrth, jakaleuta, jakarata, jakarta, jakartta, jakaruta, jkarta, ya jia da, Ĝakarto, Τζακάρτα, Џакарта, Джакартæ, Джакарта, Дьакарта, Жакарта, Ջակարտա, ג'קרטה, דזשאקארטא, جاكارتا, جاکارتا, جکارتا, جکارتہ, जकार्ता, জাকার্তা, ਜਕਾਰਤਾ, જાકાર્તા, ଜାକର୍ତା, ஜகார்த்தா, జకార్తా, ಜಕಾರ್ತ, ജക്കാർത്ത, จาการ์ตา, ཊ་ཁར་ཏ།, ဂျကာတာမြို့, ჯაკარტა, ጃካርታ, ចាការតា, ジャカルタ, 雅加达, 자카르타
Population
8,540,121
Currency
Rupiah (IDR)
Geographic Coordinates
6° 12' S Latitude / 106° 50' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+62

Masbate Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
PHT - Philippine Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+8:00 hours during Philippine Time, currently in use.

Masbate Facts

Country
Philippines
Alternative Names
MBT, Masbate, Масбате
Population
47,490
Currency
Peso (PHP)
Geographic Coordinates
12° 22' N Latitude / 123° 37' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+63

Chicago Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CDT - Central Daylight Time
CST - Central Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-5:00 hours during Central Daylight Time, currently in use.
-6:00 hours during Central Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amSunday, 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.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amSunday, 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.

Chicago Facts

Country
USA
State
Illinois
Alternative Names
CHI, Cekaga, Chi-ka-ko, Chi-kâ-kô, Chicago, Chicagu, Chikago, Chykaga, Cikaga, Cikago, Cikaqo, E-Chicago, Kikako, Shikago, Sicagum, Sikago, The Windy City, Tsikago, Windy City, chikhako, cikago, cikako, shikago, shkagw, shykaghw, shykagw, shykajw, shyqgw, sikago, sikkagea, syqgw, zhi jia ge, Çikago, Çikaqo, Ĉikago, Čikaga, Čikago, Čikāga, Čėkaga, Şikago, Σικάγο, Чикаго, Чикаґо, Чыкага, Չիկագո, שיקאגא, שיקגו, شيكاجو, شيكاغو, شکاگو, شیکاگو, شیکاگۆ, ܫܝܩܓܘ, शिकागो, শিকাগো, ਸ਼ਿਕਾਗੋ, சிகாகோ, చికాగో, ಶಿಕಾಗೊ, ഷിക്കാഗോ, ชิคาโก, ရှီကာဂိုမြို့, ჩიკაგო, ሺካጎ, ᓰᖄᑯ, Ṣìkágò, シカゴ, 芝加哥, 시카고, 𐍃𐌾𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌲𐍉
Population
2,720,546
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Geographic Coordinates
41° 51' N Latitude / 87° 39' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+1