London to Tokyo time converter

Tokyo is currently 8 hours ahead of London. London is on UTC+1 and Tokyo is on UTC+9.

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The difference changes during the year

Because London and Tokyo do not start and end daylight saving time together, the gap between them is not constant. Over the next twelve months it takes 2 different values.

Hour by hour while Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of London. Shaded rows are inside both working days.
LondonTokyo
12:00 AM8:00 AM
1:00 AM9:00 AM
2:00 AM10:00 AM
3:00 AM11:00 AM
4:00 AM12:00 PM
5:00 AM1:00 PM
6:00 AM2:00 PM
7:00 AM3:00 PM
8:00 AM4:00 PM
9:00 AM5:00 PM
10:00 AM6:00 PM
11:00 AM7:00 PM
12:00 PM8:00 PM
1:00 PM9:00 PM
2:00 PM10:00 PM
3:00 PM11:00 PM
4:00 PM12:00 AM (next day)
5:00 PM1:00 AM (next day)
6:00 PM2:00 AM (next day)
7:00 PM3:00 AM (next day)
8:00 PM4:00 AM (next day)
9:00 PM5:00 AM (next day)
10:00 PM6:00 AM (next day)
11:00 PM7:00 AM (next day)
Hour by hour while Tokyo is 9 hours ahead of London. Shaded rows are inside both working days.
LondonTokyo
12:00 AM9:00 AM
1:00 AM10:00 AM
2:00 AM11:00 AM
3:00 AM12:00 PM
4:00 AM1:00 PM
5:00 AM2:00 PM
6:00 AM3:00 PM
7:00 AM4:00 PM
8:00 AM5:00 PM
9:00 AM6:00 PM
10:00 AM7:00 PM
11:00 AM8:00 PM
12:00 PM9:00 PM
1:00 PM10:00 PM
2:00 PM11:00 PM
3:00 PM12:00 AM (next day)
4:00 PM1:00 AM (next day)
5:00 PM2:00 AM (next day)
6:00 PM3:00 AM (next day)
7:00 PM4:00 AM (next day)
8:00 PM5:00 AM (next day)
9:00 PM6:00 AM (next day)
10:00 PM7:00 AM (next day)
11:00 PM8:00 AM (next day)

Best time for a call

Taking a working day of 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on both sides, the overlap in London local time is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM, which is 5:00 PM onward in Tokyo.

Questions

How many hours ahead is Tokyo of London?

Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of London right now. That gap is not constant through the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.

What time is 9:00 AM in London in Tokyo?

9:00 AM in London is 5:00 PM in Tokyo.

What is the best time for a meeting between London and Tokyo?

Assuming a 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM working day on both sides, the overlap in London local time is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

Local time in each city

For the current time on its own, with the daylight saving dates that apply and the working week in that country, see time in London or time in Tokyo.

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