Love Taps / Time zones / Sydney and Tokyo
Time difference between Sydney and Tokyo
Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney. From April 4, 2027: Tokyo is 1 hour behind Sydney.
| Sydney | Australia · Australia/Sydney · UTC+11 |
|---|---|
| Tokyo | Japan · Asia/Tokyo · UTC+9 |
| Difference now | Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney |
| Distance | 4,863 miles (7,826 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until April 4, 2027 | Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney |
| April 4, 2027 – October 3, 2027 | Tokyo is 1 hour behind Sydney |
| From October 3, 2027 | Tokyo is 2 hours behind Sydney |
Sydney observes daylight saving time. Tokyo does not observe it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.
Best times to call
Both awake while the difference is 2 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 10:00 am – 11:00 pm in Sydney = 8:00 am – 9:00 pm in Tokyo · 13 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 2 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Sydney = 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm in Tokyo · 4 hours
Both awake while the difference is 1 hour
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 9:00 am – 11:00 pm in Sydney = 8:00 am – 10:00 pm in Tokyo · 14 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 1 hour
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Sydney = 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm in Tokyo · 5 hours
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in Sydney is 6:00 am in Tokyo.
- 10:00 pm in Sydney is 8:00 pm in Tokyo.
- 8:00 am in Tokyo is 10:00 am in Sydney.
A message sent at one person's bedtime often lands during the other's day. Love Taps has Good morning and Goodnight moods for this: one tap, no reply expected.
Hour by hour
Current offsets. Highlighted rows are hours when both cities are between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm.
| Sydney | Tokyo | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 10:00 pm −1 day | Sydney asleep |
| 1:00 am | 11:00 pm −1 day | Both asleep |
| 2:00 am | 12:00 am | Both asleep |
| 3:00 am | 1:00 am | Both asleep |
| 4:00 am | 2:00 am | Both asleep |
| 5:00 am | 3:00 am | Both asleep |
| 6:00 am | 4:00 am | Both asleep |
| 7:00 am | 5:00 am | Both asleep |
| 8:00 am | 6:00 am | Tokyo asleep |
| 9:00 am | 7:00 am | Tokyo asleep |
| 10:00 am | 8:00 am | Both awake |
| 11:00 am | 9:00 am | Both awake |
| 12:00 pm | 10:00 am | Both awake |
| 1:00 pm | 11:00 am | Both awake |
| 2:00 pm | 12:00 pm | Both awake |
| 3:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Both awake |
| 4:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Both awake |
| 5:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Both awake |
| 6:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Both awake |
| 7:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Both awake |
| 8:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Both awake |
| 9:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Both awake |
| 10:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Both awake |
| 11:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Sydney asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- Los Angeles and Sydney · 18 hours
- New York and Sydney · 15 hours
- Dallas and Sydney · 16 hours
- Toronto and Sydney · 15 hours
- Vancouver and Sydney · 18 hours
- London and Sydney · 10 hours
- Manchester and Sydney · 10 hours
- Dublin and Sydney · 10 hours
More: long-distance relationship ideas · holiday countdowns · all time differences
Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.