New York to Tokyo: time difference and best times to meet

Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of New York. There is no overlap between a normal working day in each city, so one side has to take the call outside working hours.

By LemCall EditorialUpdated November 3, 2026

New York

06:07

America/New_York

Tokyo

20:07

Asia/Tokyo

New York and Tokyo time difference

This live comparison uses the current time-zone rules for both cities, so it reflects daylight-saving changes as well as the usual New York and Tokyo clock gap. Set your working hours below to see the practical overlap before proposing a meeting.

Hour-by-hour overlap

Each row is one hour of the New York day and the matching hour in Tokyo. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.

Day starts

Day ends

New York	Tokyo	Suitable?
12am	2pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
1am	3pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
2am	4pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
3am	5pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
9am	11pm	Working hours in New York only
10am	12am	Working hours in New York only
11am	1am	Working hours in New York only
12pm	2am	Working hours in New York only
1pm	3am	Working hours in New York only
2pm	4am	Working hours in New York only
3pm	5am	Working hours in New York only
4pm	6am	Working hours in New York only
5pm	7am	Working hours in New York only
7pm	9am	Working hours in Tokyo only
8pm	10am	Working hours in Tokyo only
9pm	11am	Working hours in Tokyo only
10pm	12pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
11pm	1pm	Working hours in Tokyo only

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Sunday, March 14, 2027 — Tokyo goes from 14 hours ahead of to 13 hours ahead of New York.

Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on that date.

Public holidays to avoid

Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — Culture Day — Tokyo is off, New York is working.
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day — New York is off, Tokyo is working.
Monday, November 23, 2026 — Labour Thanksgiving Day — Tokyo is off, New York is working.
Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — New York is off, Tokyo is working.
Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day — New York is off, Tokyo is working.

New York and Tokyo have no shared working hours, so a recurring live meeting always costs someone their morning or their evening. Rotating the burden, or moving the update to written form, is usually the better answer.

Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between New York and Tokyo?: Tokyo is currently 14 hours ahead of New York. That changes to 13 hours ahead of on Sunday, March 14, 2027, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
When is the best time to schedule a meeting between New York and Tokyo?: There is no hour where both cities are inside normal working hours, so one side has to take the call early or late.
How many hours do New York and Tokyo overlap?: Zero, on a standard 9–18 working day in each city.
Does daylight saving change the New York–Tokyo gap?: Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 1 time: Sunday, March 14, 2027 (14 hours ahead of becomes 13 hours ahead of).
Are there public holidays that affect New York–Tokyo meetings?: Yes. The next is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — a public holiday where Tokyo is, but a normal working day in New York.

Nearby pairs

Sources

1.IANA. Time Zone Database
2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved 2026-11-03