Meeting time

Best time to meet: Tokyo and Abu Dhabi

Tokyo is 5 hours ahead of Abu Dhabi right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 2 PM to 5 PM in Tokyo, which is 9 AM to 12 PM in Abu Dhabi. The easiest time to meet is 3 PM in Tokyo (10 AM in Abu Dhabi).

Wed 12:56 AMTokyo · Japan Standard TimeTue 7:56 PMAbu Dhabi · Gulf Standard Time
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Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 11, 2026, Tokyo time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

TokyoAbu Dhabi
6 AM1 AMBoth off
7 AM2 AMBoth off
8 AM3 AMBoth off
9 AM4 AMTokyo at work
10 AM5 AMTokyo at work
11 AM6 AMTokyo at work
12 PM7 AMTokyo at work
1 PM8 AMTokyo at work
2 PM9 AMBoth at work
3 PM10 AMEasiest time
4 PM11 AMBoth at work
5 PM12 PMAbu Dhabi at work
6 PM1 PMAbu Dhabi at work
7 PM2 PMAbu Dhabi at work
8 PM3 PMAbu Dhabi at work
9 PM4 PMAbu Dhabi at work
10 PM5 PMBoth off

All year

The gap between Tokyo and Abu Dhabi does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Abu Dhabi keeps the same clock as Dubai.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Abu Dhabi when it is 9 AM in Tokyo?
4 AM in Abu Dhabi, while Tokyo is 5 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Tokyo and Abu Dhabi?
3 PM in Tokyo, which is 10 AM in Abu Dhabi. Both cities are at work from 2 PM to 5 PM Tokyo time.
Does the time difference between Tokyo and Abu Dhabi change during the year?
No. It stays 5 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

More cities

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