What is the time difference between Tokyo and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 16 hours behind Tokyo. When it is 15:45 in Tokyo, it is 23:45 in Los Angeles — and already Friday there while Tokyo is still on Saturday. Tokyo keeps UTC+9 and Los Angeles keeps UTC-7 at this moment.
| Right now in Tokyo | 15:45, Saturday 12 September |
|---|---|
| Right now in Los Angeles | 23:45, Friday 11 September |
| Difference | 16 hours behind Tokyo |
| Tokyo offset | UTC+9 |
| Los Angeles offset | UTC-7 |
Because both cities can change their clocks on different dates, the gap between them is not always the same number of hours through the year. This page recalculates it from the live time-zone rules each time it is opened, so the figure above is the gap at this exact moment.