When it's 9:00 am in Los Angeles, it's 1:00 am the next day in Tokyo (2:00 am the next day from November to March). Your working days don't overlap at all, so someone starts early or stays late for every call.
Convert Pacific Standard Time (PST) to Japan Standard Time (JST) for any date and time.
Japan Standard Time is 16 hours ahead of Pacific Time from March to November, and 17 hours ahead the rest of the year.
Right now the West Coast is on PST (UTC−8) and JST is UTC+9. Pacific Time switches to daylight saving time on 14 March 2027.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm PST is 2:00 am to 10:00 am JST the next day.
Pacific TimeReference
US & Canada
Wed, Nov 4
Japan Standard Time
Japan
Thu, Nov 5Next day
Best time to meet 4:00 PM–5:00 PM in Pacific Time on Wed, Nov 4, when everyone is inside working hours.
Book a meeting in this windowWorking hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday to FridayEveryone at work
Every hour of the day in PST, converted to JST. Hatched cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); rows with the accent bar are working hours in both zones.
| PST / PDT | JST (with PST)Until 14 March 2027 | JST (with PDT)From 14 March 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 5:00 pm JST | 4:00 pm JST |
| 1:00 am | 6:00 pm JST | 5:00 pm JST |
| 2:00 am | 7:00 pm JST | 6:00 pm JST |
| 3:00 am | 8:00 pm JST | 7:00 pm JST |
| 4:00 am | 9:00 pm JST | 8:00 pm JST |
| 5:00 am | 10:00 pm JST | 9:00 pm JST |
| 6:00 am | 11:00 pm JST | 10:00 pm JST |
| 7:00 am | 12:00 am JST(next day) | 11:00 pm JST |
| 8:00 am | 1:00 am JST(next day) | 12:00 am JST(next day) |
| 9:00 am | 2:00 am JST(next day) | 1:00 am JST(next day) |
| 10:00 am | 3:00 am JST(next day) | 2:00 am JST(next day) |
| 11:00 am | 4:00 am JST(next day) | 3:00 am JST(next day) |
| 12:00 pm | 5:00 am JST(next day) | 4:00 am JST(next day) |
| 1:00 pm | 6:00 am JST(next day) | 5:00 am JST(next day) |
| 2:00 pm | 7:00 am JST(next day) | 6:00 am JST(next day) |
| 3:00 pm | 8:00 am JST(next day) | 7:00 am JST(next day) |
| 4:00 pm | 9:00 am JST(next day) | 8:00 am JST(next day) |
| 5:00 pm | 10:00 am JST(next day) | 9:00 am JST(next day) |
| 6:00 pm | 11:00 am JST(next day) | 10:00 am JST(next day) |
| 7:00 pm | 12:00 pm JST(next day) | 11:00 am JST(next day) |
| 8:00 pm | 1:00 pm JST(next day) | 12:00 pm JST(next day) |
| 9:00 pm | 2:00 pm JST(next day) | 1:00 pm JST(next day) |
| 10:00 pm | 3:00 pm JST(next day) | 2:00 pm JST(next day) |
| 11:00 pm | 4:00 pm JST(next day) | 3:00 pm JST(next day) |
Your working hours overlap for 1 hour, from 4:00 pm PST (9:00 am JST the next day) to 5:00 pm PST (10:00 am JST the next day). That's the best window for a meeting.
Pacific Standard Time is UTC−8. PST is also used for Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8) and sometimes for Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5). This page converts US Pacific Time.
California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada, plus British Columbia in Canada and Baja California in Mexico. PT is the short form people use for the whole zone.
Japan Standard Time is UTC+9.
All of Japan, with no daylight saving time.