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Beijing and Tokyo Time Difference

Beijing is 1h behind Tokyo

Beijing
Beijing

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

00:19:11

Monday, April 6, 2026

China · Asia/Shanghai · GMT+8

Tokyo
Tokyo

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

01:19:11

Monday, April 6, 2026

Japan · Asia/Tokyo · GMT+9

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between Beijing and Tokyo, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 9 am in Beijing it is 10 am in Tokyo — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 4 pm in Beijing (5 pm in Tokyo). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

Beijing and Tokyo have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Beijing is 1 hour behind Tokyo, which gives you 2 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 8 pm in Beijing — that lands at 7 pm to 9 pm in Tokyo, after the school run and before anyone's ready for bed. For a Sunday catch-up or a midweek check-in, this is the sweet spot.

Beijing

  • Labour Day

    劳动节

  • Dragon Boat Festival

    端午节

  • Mid-Autumn Festival

    中秋节

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn5:23:46 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:51:15 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:18:02 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:08:58 PM
🌆 Sunset6:44:50 PM
🌃 Dusk7:12:19 PM
Day length12:53:34

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature10°C
Feels like6°C
Humidity13%
Wind5 mph N

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:18
Moonset07:37
New87% illuminatedFull

Tokyo

  • Shōwa Day

    昭和の日

  • Constitution Memorial Day

    憲法記念日

  • Greenery Day

    みどりの日

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn4:55:42 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:21:34 AM
🌞 Solar Noon11:44:55 AM
🌇 Golden Hour5:34:25 PM
🌆 Sunset6:08:16 PM
🌃 Dusk6:34:09 PM
Day length12:46:42

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition🌙 Mainly clear
Temperature15°C
Feels like15°C
Humidity92%
Wind3 mph NW

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise21:28
Moonset07:16
New87% illuminatedFull

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