Geographic position of Tokyo

Tokyo is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 35.6895° N, 139.6917° E.

Tokyo lies in the temperate latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Tokyo

The point on Earth exactly opposite Tokyo is near Florianópolis - when it's noon in Tokyo, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Tokyo

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Tokyo

Tokyo is currently in Autumn. Autumn begins around September 22, which is 1 day from now.

Because Tokyo is in the Northern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is autumn here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Tokyo

In Tokyo, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 14h 34m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 9h 44m, a difference of roughly 4h 50m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Tokyo's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Tokyo at 35.69° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Tokyo

With a population of 9,733,276, Tokyo ranks as the 1st most populous city in Japan, out of 1,296 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Tokyo

Tokyo uses the IANA time zone identifier Asia/Tokyo. The current local offset is UTC+9 / JST.

Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Tokyo

Business hours in Tokyo (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 8:00 PM (previous day) - 4:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• Los Angeles: 5:00 PM (previous day) - 1:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 1:00 AM - 9:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Dubai: 4:00 AM - 12:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• Mumbai: 5:30 AM - 1:30 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Sydney: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM ( Convenient)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in Japan

Public Holidays Affecting Tokyo

Official national holiday observed in Japan.

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