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PST/PDT
UTC−8
17h behind
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Pacific Time is on standard time: PST (UTC−8) until Sun, Mar 14, 2027.
JapanJST
UTC+9
same time
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PHT
UTC+8
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9:00 pm21:00 JST (UTC+9), Nov 3, 2026 = 4:00 am04:00 PST (UTC-8), Nov 3, 2026 = 9:00 pm21:00 JST (UTC+9), Nov 3, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 PHT (UTC+8), Nov 3, 2026

JST is 17 hours ahead of PST. JST and Tokyo have the same local time. JST is 1 hour ahead of PHT.

How the time difference changes

JST to PDT

For most of the year, JST is 16 hours ahead of PDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, JST is 17 hours ahead of PST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in JST correspond to 5:00 pm (previous day) to 2:00 am in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in JST correspond to 4:00 pm (previous day) to 1:00 am in PST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in JST correspond to 17:00 (previous day) to 02:00 in PDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in JST correspond to 16:00 (previous day) to 01:00 in PST.

JST to Tokyo

JST and Tokyo have the same time year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in JST correspond to 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Tokyo.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in JST correspond to 09:00 to 18:00 in Tokyo.

JST to PHT

JST is 1 hour ahead of PHT year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in JST correspond to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in PHT.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in JST correspond to 08:00 to 17:00 in PHT.

Compare JST time with PDT, Tokyo, and PHT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Japan Standard Time is 17 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Japan Standard Time and JST (Japan Standard Time) have the same local time. Japan Standard Time is 1 hour ahead of Philippine Time.
9:00 pm21:00 in JST is 4:00 am04:00 in PST and is 9:00 pm21:00 in Tokyo, Japan and is 8:00 pm20:00 in PHT

JST to PST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in JST which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in PST (previous day)
JST to Tokyo call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in JST which corresponds to 9am-6pm09:00-18:00 in Tokyo
JST to PHT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-6pm10:00-18:00 in JST which corresponds to 9am-5pm09:00-17:00 in PHT

9:00 pm21:00 Japan Standard Time (JST). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
4:00 am04:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST). Offset UTC -8:00 hours
9:00 pm21:00 JST (Japan Standard Time) (Tokyo, Japan). Offset UTC +9:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 Philippine Time (PHT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours

9:00 pm21:00 JST / 4:00 am04:00 PST / 9:00 pm21:00 Tokyo, Japan / 8:00 pm20:00 PHT

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Japan Standard Time

Offset: JST is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Japan

Principal Cities: The largest city in the JST time zone is Tokyo in Japan, with about 9.733 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, 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; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

Current time in Japan: Japan time now

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

Pacific Daylight Time

Offset: PDT is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PDT time zone is Los Angeles in the United States, with about 3.821 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Tijuana, San Diego, Mexicali, San Jose.

French: HAP - Heure Avancée du Pacifique

Spanish: PT - Zona Noroeste

Map of the areas on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
PDT part of the year

Today the shaded areas are on UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time).

Daylight Saving: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Pacific Standard Time (PST).

123456789101112End: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) ended on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

123456789101112Start: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) starts on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -07 - basic short
  • -0700 - basic
  • -07:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0700 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (07) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of seven hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Tango - Military abbreviation for PDT
  • T - short form of 'Tango'
IANA/Olson: Reflects PDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Ensenada
  • America/Los_Angeles
  • America/Santa_Isabel
  • America/Tijuana
  • America/Vancouver
  • Canada/Pacific
  • Mexico/BajaNorte
  • PST8PDT
  • US/Pacific
Time zones with the GMT -7 offset:
  • MST - Mountain Standard Time
  • PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
  • YST - Yukon Standard Time
  • T - Tango Time Zone

Tokyo Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
JST – Japan Standard Time, UTC+9 (no daylight saving time)

Tokyo Facts

Country
Japan
Alternative Names
Edo, TYO, Tochiu, Tocio, Tokija, Tokijas, Tokio, Tokió, Tokjo, Tokyo, Toquio, Toquio - dong jing, Toquio - 東京, Tòquio, Tókýó, Tóquio, Tōkyō, dokyo, dong jing, dong jing dou, dong-gyeong, tokeiyw, toki'o, tokkiyo, tokyo, twkyw, twqyw, Τόκιο, Токио, Токё, Токіо, Տոկիո, טוקיו, توكيو, توکیو, طوكيو, ܛܘܟܝܘ, ܜܘܟܝܘ, टोक्यो, টোকিও, டோக்கியோ, โตเกียว, ტოკიო, 东京, 東京, 東京都, 도쿄, 동경
Population
9,733,276
Currency
Yen (JPY)
Geographic Coordinates
35° 41' N Latitude / 139° 41' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+81
More About Tokyo
Current Time in Japan

Philippine Time

Offset: PHT is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Philippines

Principal Cities: The largest city in the PHT time zone is Quezon City in the Philippines, with about 3.084 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Davao, Caloocan, Manila, Taguig.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Philippine Time (PHT) do not change for daylight saving time, so PHT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

PHT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +08 - basic short
  • +0800 - basic
  • +08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Hotel - Military abbreviation for PHT
  • H - short form of 'Hotel'
Time zones with the GMT +8 offset:
  • ACT - ASEAN Common Time
  • AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
  • BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
  • CAST - Casey Time
  • CHOT - Choibalsan Time
  • CST - China Standard Time
  • H - Hotel Time Zone
  • HKT - Hong Kong Time
  • HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
  • IRKT - Irkutsk Time
  • KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
  • MYT - Malaysia Time
  • PHT - Philippine Time
  • SGT - Singapore Time
  • ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
  • WITA - Central Indonesian Time