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Time difference
Tokyo and Anchorage

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

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Live gap

See the current offset between Tokyo and Anchorage, 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 Tokyo into Anchorage with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Tokyo and Anchorage line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Tokyo Anchorage

Anchorage is 17h behind Tokyo at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Tokyo
Asia/Tokyo
ZoneJST
Offset nowUTC+9
Hour gap
−17h

AnchorageTokyo

Anchorage
America/Anchorage
ZoneAKST / AKDT
Offset nowUTC-8
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Time difference between Tokyo and Anchorage: Anchorage is currently 18 hours behind Tokyo.

This difference is not constant: in winter Tokyo is 18 hours ahead of Anchorage, while in summer (when one or both observe DST) the gap shifts to 17 hours 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.

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Right nowAsia/Tokyo · America/Anchorage
Tokyo
Asia/Tokyo
Live time
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OffsetUTC+9
AbbreviationJST
No DST
Anchorage
America/Anchorage
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC-8
AbbreviationAKST / AKDT
Observes DST
Relationship

Anchorage is 17h behind Tokyo.

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

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

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

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (Anchorage vs Tokyo)
January-18h
February-18h
March-17h
April-17h
May-17h
June-17h
July-17h
August-17h
September-17h
October-17h
November-18h
December-18h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

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

TokyoAnchorage

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

Tokyo with part-of-day icon
Anchorage arrow and converted time
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Frequently asked questions

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

Currently, Anchorage is 17h behind Tokyo. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.