Meeting time
Best time to meet: Tokyo and Vancouver
Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Vancouver right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8:30 AM in Tokyo, which is 4:30 PM in Vancouver — one of you starts early or stays late.
Wed 12:56 AMTokyo · Japan Standard TimeTue 8:56 AMVancouver · Pacific Daylight 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.
| Tokyo | Vancouver | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 2 PM day before | Vancouver at work |
| 7 AM | 3 PM day before | Vancouver at work |
| 8 AM | 4 PM day before | Vancouver at work |
| 9 AM | 5 PM day before | Tokyo at work |
| 10 AM | 6 PM day before | Tokyo at work |
| 11 AM | 7 PM day before | Tokyo at work |
| 12 PM | 8 PM day before | Tokyo at work |
| 1 PM | 9 PM day before | Tokyo at work |
| 2 PM | 10 PM day before | Tokyo at work |
| 3 PM | 11 PM day before | Tokyo at work |
| 4 PM | 12 AM | Tokyo at work |
| 5 PM | 1 AM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 2 AM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 3 AM | Both off |
| 8 PM | 4 AM | Both off |
| 9 PM | 5 AM | Both off |
| 10 PM | 6 AM | Both off |
All year
The gap between Tokyo and Vancouver does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.
Questions people ask
What time is it in Vancouver when it is 9 AM in Tokyo?
5 PM in Vancouver, the day before, while Tokyo is 16 hours ahead.
5 PM in Vancouver, the day before, while Tokyo is 16 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Tokyo and Vancouver?
8:30 AM in Tokyo, which is 4:30 PM in Vancouver. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
8:30 AM in Tokyo, which is 4:30 PM in Vancouver. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Tokyo and Vancouver change during the year?
No. It stays 16 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.
No. It stays 16 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.
More cities
New York and TokyoNo shared working hours · fairest at 5:30 PM New York timeLondon and TokyoNo shared working hours · fairest at 8 AM London timeSan Francisco and Tokyo1 hour of shared working day · meet at 4 PM San Francisco timeBangalore and Tokyo4 hours 30 minutes of shared working day · meet at 10 AM Bangalore timeSingapore and Tokyo7 hours of shared working day · meet at 10 AM Singapore timeLos Angeles and Tokyo1 hour of shared working day · meet at 4 PM Los Angeles timeSydney and Tokyo6 hours of shared working day · meet at 1:30 PM Sydney timeTokyo and BerlinNo shared working hours · fairest at 4:30 PM Tokyo timeTokyo and ChicagoNo shared working hours · fairest at 8 AM Tokyo timeTokyo and Dubai3 hours of shared working day · meet at 3 PM Tokyo timeTokyo and ParisNo shared working hours · fairest at 4:30 PM Tokyo timeTokyo and TorontoNo shared working hours · fairest at 7:30 AM Tokyo time
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