Tokyo is +16h ahead of San Francisco
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FROM
San Francisco
United States
UTC-07:00
TO
Tokyo
Japan
UTC+09:00
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Result
Sun, Jun 21, 2026 18:38
San Francisco: Sunday, June 21, 2026 2:38 AM PDT to Tokyo: Sunday, June 21, 2026 6:38 PM GMT+9.
Tokyo is 16h ahead of San Francisco on this date
Every hour in San Francisco and the corresponding time in Tokyo. Green rows indicate business hours in Tokyo.
Time zones
San Francisco uses America/Los_Angeles (PDT) and Tokyo uses Asia/Tokyo (GMT+9). The difference can shift during daylight saving changes, so checking the exact date matters.
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The easiest overlap starts around 5:00 PM and runs through 5:00 PM in the source city, while the destination city is also inside normal working hours. For important calls, check the meeting date because the offset can change when either location enters or leaves daylight saving time.
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City context
San Francisco is located in United States (North America). It uses the America/Los_Angeles timezone with a standard offset of UTC-07:00. It observes DST, switching between PST and PDT. See the full San Francisco time page for live clock and planning details.
Tokyo is located in Japan (Asia). It uses the Asia/Tokyo timezone with a standard offset of UTC+09:00. It does not observe Daylight Saving Time. See the full Tokyo time page for live clock and planning details.
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