Japan Standard Time

Commonly abbreviated JST — shown here for reference only; this site always uses the IANA identifier Asia/Tokyo as the source of truth.

03:09:57

Friday, October 16, 2026 · UTC+09:00

This zone does not observe daylight saving time.

Understand this time zone

How Time Zones Work (and Why They’re Not Always a Whole Hour Apart)Time zones roughly follow 15° slices of longitude, but political borders bend that pattern — including a few zones offset by 30 or 45 minutes.

Cities in this time zone

Japan Standard Time compared with other time zones

Current local time in major time zones, alongside Japan Standard Time
Time zone	Time now	Difference
Coordinated Universal Time	18:09Yesterday	9 hours behind
Greenwich Mean Time	19:09Yesterday	8 hours behind
Indochina Time	01:09	2 hours behind
India Standard Time	23:39Yesterday	3h 30m behind
Korea Standard Time	03:09	Same time
Singapore Time	02:09	1 hour behind
China Standard Time	02:09	1 hour behind
Australian Eastern Time	05:09	2 hours ahead

Used in: Japan.