Best time to meet between San Francisco and Tokyo
Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of San Francisco on 31 July 2026. Their standard working days do not overlap at all.
- San Francisco
- UTC-7
- America/Los_Angeles
- Tokyo
- UTC+9
- Asia/Tokyo
- Shared working hours
- None
- at 9:00–17:00 each
Participants
Best meeting slots
Local timelines — Fri, Jul 31
Each row is one person's 24h day, aligned to the same instants. Times are labelled in each person's own timezone.
Best meeting times
Ranked for Friday, 31 July 2026, assuming each person is available 9:00–17:00 in their own local time. Change the date or the hours in the planner above and the ranking updates live.
The working days touch but do not overlap: one side's day ends exactly as the other's begins. That edge is still a workable slot — nobody is called outside their hours — but there is no room either side of it.
| # | San Francisco | Tokyo | Tradeoff | Fairness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:00 PM Fri | 9:00 AM Sat | Everyone available | Everyone comfortable |
| 2 | 4:30 PM Fri | 8:30 AM Sat | In hours for San Francisco, early morning for Tokyo | Shared discomfort |
| 3 | 5:30 PM Fri | 9:30 AM Sat | Evening for San Francisco, in hours for Tokyo | Shared discomfort |
| 4 | 4:00 PM Fri | 8:00 AM Sat | In hours for San Francisco, early morning for Tokyo | Shared discomfort |
| 5 | 6:00 PM Fri | 10:00 AM Sat | Evening for San Francisco, in hours for Tokyo | Shared discomfort |
The full day, side by side
Each row is one person's Friday, in their own local time. Aligned vertically, so any column is the same moment everywhere.
Solid blocks are working hours; faded blocks are outside them. Colours follow the local time of day.
Daylight saving between San Francisco and Tokyo
The gap is not fixed: it moves between 16 hours and 17 hours across the year, because San Francisco observes daylight saving and Tokyo does not. A time that worked in March can be an hour off in April — the planner uses each city's IANA rules for the exact date you pick, so it stays correct through the switch.
Questions about San Francisco ↔ Tokyo meetings
- What is the time difference between San Francisco and Tokyo?
- On 31 July 2026 the gap is 16 hours, with Tokyo ahead of San Francisco. Across the year it moves between 16 hours and 17 hours because of daylight saving.
- Do San Francisco and Tokyo have overlapping working hours?
- No. With standard 9:00–17:00 hours on both sides there is no shared window, so one person has to take the call outside their normal day. The ranking on this page picks the option that costs the least and spreads it as evenly as possible.
- Does this account for daylight saving?
- The gap is not fixed: it moves between 16 hours and 17 hours across the year, because San Francisco observes daylight saving and Tokyo does not. A time that worked in March can be an hour off in April — the planner uses each city's IANA rules for the exact date you pick, so it stays correct through the switch.
- Can I add more people or change the working hours?
- Yes. The planner on this page starts with San Francisco and Tokyo on 9:00–17:00, and you can change either city's hours, pick a different date, or add up to eight participants. Nothing is sent to a server.
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