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Time difference
Sydney and Tokyo

Live clocks (AEST ↔ JST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes, and a full 24-hour map from Sydney to Tokyo.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Sydney and Tokyo, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

DST can shift the gap by an hour twice a year—the 2026 month table shows every change.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Sydney into Tokyo with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Sydney and Tokyo line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Sydney Tokyo

Tokyo is 1h behind Sydney at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Sydney
Australia/Sydney
ZoneAEST / AEDT
Offset nowUTC+10
Hour gap
−1h

TokyoSydney

Tokyo
Asia/Tokyo
ZoneJST
Offset nowUTC+9
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Time difference between Sydney and Tokyo: Tokyo is currently 2 hours behind Sydney.

This difference is not constant: in winter Sydney is 2 hours ahead of Tokyo, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 1 hour ahead of. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

Updates every second
Right nowAustralia/Sydney · Asia/Tokyo
Sydney
Australia/Sydney
Live time
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OffsetUTC+10
AbbreviationAEST / AEDT
Observes DST
Tokyo
Asia/Tokyo
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC+9
AbbreviationJST
No DST
Relationship

Tokyo is 1h behind Sydney.

DST rules can widen or shrink this gap for a few weeks each spring and autumn—the month table below shows how many hours Tokyo sits ahead of or behind Sydney through the calendar year.

Next stepsPlan overlap or convert zones
Best time to meet →AEST → JST →Overlap Finder →
Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares Tokyo versus Sydney; a value of +3h means Tokyo is three hours ahead of Sydney.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Tokyo vs Sydney)
January-2h
February-2h
March-2h
April-1h
May-1h
June-1h
July-1h
August-1h
September-1h
October-2h
November-2h
December-2h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Sydney mapped into Tokyo; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

SydneyTokyo

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Sydney with part-of-day icon
Tokyo arrow and converted time
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Uses your browser's IANA zone data — choose another date in the converter for historical or future days.
Keep exploring

Related pages

More time-difference routes, pairwise best times, triple-city overlaps, and conversions tied to Sydney, Tokyo, or this corridor.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Offsets between Sydney and Tokyo, DST shifts, scheduling, and how we source timezone data—plus how to share this page.

Currently, Tokyo is 1h behind Sydney. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.