Meeting time

Best time to meet: Tokyo and Honolulu

Tokyo is 19 hours ahead of Honolulu right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 9 AM to 12 PM in Tokyo, which is 2 PM to 5 PM in Honolulu. The easiest time to meet is 10 AM in Tokyo (3 PM in Honolulu).

Wed 12:55 AMTokyo · Japan Standard TimeTue 5:55 AMHonolulu · Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time

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.

TokyoHonolulu
6 AM11 AM day beforeHonolulu at work
7 AM12 PM day beforeHonolulu at work
8 AM1 PM day beforeHonolulu at work
9 AM2 PM day beforeBoth at work
10 AM3 PM day beforeEasiest time
11 AM4 PM day beforeBoth at work
12 PM5 PM day beforeTokyo at work
1 PM6 PM day beforeTokyo at work
2 PM7 PM day beforeTokyo at work
3 PM8 PM day beforeTokyo at work
4 PM9 PM day beforeTokyo at work
5 PM10 PM day beforeBoth off
6 PM11 PM day beforeBoth off
7 PM12 AMBoth off
8 PM1 AMBoth off
9 PM2 AMBoth off
10 PM3 AMBoth off

All year

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

Questions people ask

What time is it in Honolulu when it is 9 AM in Tokyo?
2 PM in Honolulu, the day before, while Tokyo is 19 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Tokyo and Honolulu?
10 AM in Tokyo, which is 3 PM in Honolulu. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 12 PM Tokyo time.
Does the time difference between Tokyo and Honolulu change during the year?
No. It stays 19 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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