Sydney to Tokyo time
Local time in Tokyo, Japan, compared with Sydney, Australia — hour by hour, through 2026 and 2027.
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Time difference at a glance
| City | Standard time | Daylight saving | IANA time zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney, Australia | UTC+10:00 | UTC+11:00 | Australia/Sydney |
| Tokyo, Japan | UTC+09:00 | Not observed | Asia/Tokyo |
1 January 2026 – 4 April 2026: Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney.
6 April 2026 – 3 October 2026: Tokyo is 1 hour behind Sydney.
5 October 2026 – 3 April 2027: Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney.
5 April 2027 – 2 October 2027: Tokyo is 1 hour behind Sydney.
4 October 2027 – 31 December 2027: Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney.
The gap between Sydney and Tokyo is not the same all year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates — or because only one of them changes at all. Check which period your meeting falls into before scheduling.
Days when the gap shifts
On these dates the clocks move, so the gap changes partway through the day. That is why they sit outside the periods above rather than inside one of them.
- 5 April 2026 — Sydney changes its clocks. Tokyo goes from 2 hours behind to 1 hour behind.
- 4 October 2026 — Sydney changes its clocks. Tokyo goes from 1 hour behind to 2 hours behind.
- 4 April 2027 — Sydney changes its clocks. Tokyo goes from 2 hours behind to 1 hour behind.
- 3 October 2027 — Sydney changes its clocks. Tokyo goes from 1 hour behind to 2 hours behind.
When each city's clocks move, 2026 and 2027
- Sydney: clocks go back on 5 April 2026 (UTC+11:00 → UTC+10:00)
- Sydney: clocks go forward on 4 October 2026 (UTC+10:00 → UTC+11:00)
- Sydney: clocks go back on 4 April 2027 (UTC+11:00 → UTC+10:00)
- Sydney: clocks go forward on 3 October 2027 (UTC+10:00 → UTC+11:00)
Best time to schedule a call
1 January 2026 – 4 April 2026 · 5 October 2026 – 3 April 2027 · 4 October 2027 – 31 December 2027
- 11:00–17:00 in Sydney is 09:00–15:00 in Tokyo — 6 hours of shared working time.
6 April 2026 – 3 October 2026 · 5 April 2027 – 2 October 2027
- 10:00–17:00 in Sydney is 09:00–16:00 in Tokyo — 7 hours of shared working time.
24-hour conversion: when Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney
Each row is one hour of the day in Sydney, with the matching local time in Tokyo. This table applies to 1 January 2026 – 4 April 2026 · 5 October 2026 – 3 April 2027 · 4 October 2027 – 31 December 2027 — every full day of those periods, when Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney. The clock-change days themselves are listed separately above, because the gap shifts partway through them.
| Sydney | Tokyo | Both at work? |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 22:00 (previous day) | Outside hours |
| 01:00 | 23:00 (previous day) | Outside hours |
| 02:00 | 00:00 | Outside hours |
| 03:00 | 01:00 | Outside hours |
| 04:00 | 02:00 | Outside hours |
| 05:00 | 03:00 | Outside hours |
| 06:00 | 04:00 | Outside hours |
| 07:00 | 05:00 | Outside hours |
| 08:00 | 06:00 | Outside hours |
| 09:00 | 07:00 | One side only |
| 10:00 | 08:00 | One side only |
| 11:00 | 09:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 12:00 | 10:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 13:00 | 11:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 14:00 | 12:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 15:00 | 13:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 16:00 | 14:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 17:00 | 15:00 | One side only |
| 18:00 | 16:00 | One side only |
| 19:00 | 17:00 | Outside hours |
| 20:00 | 18:00 | Outside hours |
| 21:00 | 19:00 | Outside hours |
| 22:00 | 20:00 | Outside hours |
| 23:00 | 21:00 | Outside hours |
24-hour conversion: when Tokyo is 1 hour behind Sydney
Each row is one hour of the day in Sydney, with the matching local time in Tokyo. This table applies to 6 April 2026 – 3 October 2026 · 5 April 2027 – 2 October 2027 — every full day of those periods, when Tokyo is 1 hour behind Sydney. The clock-change days themselves are listed separately above, because the gap shifts partway through them.
| Sydney | Tokyo | Both at work? |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 23:00 (previous day) | Outside hours |
| 01:00 | 00:00 | Outside hours |
| 02:00 | 01:00 | Outside hours |
| 03:00 | 02:00 | Outside hours |
| 04:00 | 03:00 | Outside hours |
| 05:00 | 04:00 | Outside hours |
| 06:00 | 05:00 | Outside hours |
| 07:00 | 06:00 | Outside hours |
| 08:00 | 07:00 | Outside hours |
| 09:00 | 08:00 | One side only |
| 10:00 | 09:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 11:00 | 10:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 12:00 | 11:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 13:00 | 12:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 14:00 | 13:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 15:00 | 14:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 16:00 | 15:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 17:00 | 16:00 | One side only |
| 18:00 | 17:00 | Outside hours |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Outside hours |
| 20:00 | 19:00 | Outside hours |
| 21:00 | 20:00 | Outside hours |
| 22:00 | 21:00 | Outside hours |
| 23:00 | 22:00 | Outside hours |