Time difference between Washington and Tokyo
Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of Washington.
Local time in both cities
Washington · United States
19:31
Tokyo · Japan
08:31
Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of Washington.
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Time zones
| Washington | America/New_York · UTC-04:00 |
|---|---|
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00 |
Washington is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-04:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Tokyo does not observe daylight saving and stays on UTC+09:00 all year.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-20 local time in Washington. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| Washington (source) | Tokyo (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 13:00 |
| 01:00 | 14:00 |
| 02:00 | 15:00 |
| 03:00 | 16:00 |
| 04:00 | 17:00 |
| 05:00 | 18:00 |
| 06:00 | 19:00 |
| 07:00 | 20:00 |
| 08:00 | 21:00 |
| 09:00 | 22:00 |
| 10:00 | 23:00 |
| 11:00 | 00:00 next day |
| 12:00 | 01:00 next day |
| 13:00 | 02:00 next day |
| 14:00 | 03:00 next day |
| 15:00 | 04:00 next day |
| 16:00 | 05:00 next day |
| 17:00 | 06:00 next day |
| 18:00 | 07:00 next day |
| 19:00 | 08:00 next day |
| 20:00 | 09:00 next day |
| 21:00 | 10:00 next day |
| 22:00 | 11:00 next day |
| 23:00 | 12:00 next day |
Other common differences from Washington
FAQ
- How many hours apart are Washington and Tokyo right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. Washington uses America/New_York and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in Washington; the right column is the local time in Tokyo at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.