JST to PST converter
When it's 9:00 am in Tokyo, it's 5:00 pm the day before in Los Angeles (4:00 pm the day before from November to March). Your working days don't overlap at all, so someone starts early or stays late for every call.
Convert Japan Standard Time (JST) to Pacific Standard Time (PST) for any date and time.
Pacific Time is 16 hours behind Japan Standard Time from March to November, and 17 hours behind the rest of the year.
Right now JST is UTC+9 and the West Coast is on PDT (UTC−7). Pacific Time switches back to standard time on 1 November 2026.
US clocks go back on 1 November 2026. From then, PST is 17 hours behind JST.
9:00 am to 5:00 pm JST is 5:00 pm PDT the day before to 1:00 am PDT.
- 8:00 am JST is 4:00 pm PDT the day before
- 9:00 am JST is 5:00 pm PDT the day before
- 10:00 am JST is 6:00 pm PDT the day before
- 12:00 pm JST is 8:00 pm PDT the day before
- 3:00 pm JST is 11:00 pm PDT the day before
- 5:00 pm JST is 1:00 am PDT
Hours in Japan Standard Time, Fri, Oct 23
Japan Standard Time
Japan
Fri, Oct 23
JST · UTC+9ReferenceOutside working hoursPacific Time
US & Canada
Fri, Oct 23
PDT · UTC−7−16h from Japan Standard TimeOutside working hours
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JST to PST conversion table
Every hour of the day in JST, converted to PDT. Shaded cells are working hours (9:00 am to 5:00 pm); green rows are working hours in both zones.
| JST | PDTUntil 1 November 2026; From 14 March 2027 | PST1 November 2026 to 14 March 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am JST | 8:00 am PDT(day before) | 7:00 am PST(day before) |
| 1:00 am JST | 9:00 am PDT(day before) | 8:00 am PST(day before) |
| 2:00 am JST | 10:00 am PDT(day before) | 9:00 am PST(day before) |
| 3:00 am JST | 11:00 am PDT(day before) | 10:00 am PST(day before) |
| 4:00 am JST | 12:00 pm PDT(day before) | 11:00 am PST(day before) |
| 5:00 am JST | 1:00 pm PDT(day before) | 12:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 6:00 am JST | 2:00 pm PDT(day before) | 1:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 7:00 am JST | 3:00 pm PDT(day before) | 2:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 8:00 am JST | 4:00 pm PDT(day before) | 3:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 9:00 am JST | 5:00 pm PDT(day before) | 4:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 10:00 am JST | 6:00 pm PDT(day before) | 5:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 11:00 am JST | 7:00 pm PDT(day before) | 6:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 12:00 pm JST | 8:00 pm PDT(day before) | 7:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 1:00 pm JST | 9:00 pm PDT(day before) | 8:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 2:00 pm JST | 10:00 pm PDT(day before) | 9:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 3:00 pm JST | 11:00 pm PDT(day before) | 10:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 4:00 pm JST | 12:00 am PDT | 11:00 pm PST(day before) |
| 5:00 pm JST | 1:00 am PDT | 12:00 am PST |
| 6:00 pm JST | 2:00 am PDT | 1:00 am PST |
| 7:00 pm JST | 3:00 am PDT | 2:00 am PST |
| 8:00 pm JST | 4:00 am PDT | 3:00 am PST |
| 9:00 pm JST | 5:00 am PDT | 4:00 am PST |
| 10:00 pm JST | 6:00 am PDT | 5:00 am PST |
| 11:00 pm JST | 7:00 am PDT | 6:00 am PST |
Best times to meet
A 9-to-5 working day in JST and one in PDT don't overlap. The closest fit is 9:00 am JST (5:00 pm PDT the day before), when one of you starts early or stays late.
About these time zones
JST: Japan Standard Time
Japan Standard Time is UTC+9.
All of Japan, with no daylight saving time.
PST: Pacific Standard Time
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.
Most places on Pacific Time are on PDT (UTC−7) right now, not PST. People still say "PST" all year, so the times on this page follow the clocks and show PDT until 1 November 2026.
How the difference changes
Right now PDT is 16 hours behind JST. From 1 November 2026, when US clocks go back, the difference becomes 17 hours. From 14 March 2027, when US clocks go forward, the difference becomes 16 hours.