San Francisco to Tokyo time
Tokyo is 16h ahead of San Francisco.
From
🇺🇸 San Francisco
America/Los_Angeles · UTC-7
To
🇯🇵 Tokyo
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+9
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The clean overlap (both sides during 08:00–19:00 local) is roughly 16:00 to 21:00 San Francisco time, which corresponds to 08:00 to 13:00 Tokyo time.
24-hour conversion table
| 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Both sides workable? |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 (12 AM) | 16:00 (4 PM) | 💤 / 😊 |
| 01:00 (1 AM) | 17:00 (5 PM) | 💤 / 😊 |
| 02:00 (2 AM) | 18:00 (6 PM) | 💤 / 😊 |
| 03:00 (3 AM) | 19:00 (7 PM) | 💤 / 🥱 |
| 04:00 (4 AM) | 20:00 (8 PM) | 💤 / 🥱 |
| 05:00 (5 AM) | 21:00 (9 PM) | 💤 / 🥱 |
| 06:00 (6 AM) | 22:00 (10 PM) | 💤 / 💤 |
| 07:00 (7 AM) | 23:00 (11 PM) | 💤 / 💤 |
| 08:00 (8 AM) | 00:00 (12 AM)(next day) | 😊 / 💤 |
| 09:00 (9 AM) | 01:00 (1 AM)(next day) | 😊 / 💤 |
| 10:00 (10 AM) | 02:00 (2 AM)(next day) | 😊 / 💤 |
| 11:00 (11 AM) | 03:00 (3 AM)(next day) | 😊 / 💤 |
| 12:00 (12 PM) | 04:00 (4 AM)(next day) | 😊 / 💤 |
| 13:00 (1 PM) | 05:00 (5 AM)(next day) | 😊 / 💤 |
| 14:00 (2 PM) | 06:00 (6 AM)(next day) | 😊 / 💤 |
| 15:00 (3 PM) | 07:00 (7 AM)(next day) | 😊 / 💤 |
| 16:00 (4 PM) | 08:00 (8 AM)(next day) | 😊 Yes |
| 17:00 (5 PM) | 09:00 (9 AM)(next day) | 😊 Yes |
| 18:00 (6 PM) | 10:00 (10 AM)(next day) | 😊 Yes |
| 19:00 (7 PM) | 11:00 (11 AM)(next day) | 😊 Yes |
| 20:00 (8 PM) | 12:00 (12 PM)(next day) | 😊 Yes |
| 21:00 (9 PM) | 13:00 (1 PM)(next day) | 😊 Yes |
| 22:00 (10 PM) | 14:00 (2 PM)(next day) | 💤 / 😊 |
| 23:00 (11 PM) | 15:00 (3 PM)(next day) | 💤 / 😊 |
Context for scheduling
San Francisco (USA)
Working hours: 09:00–18:00, tech often later. Workweek: Monday to Friday.
Tech industry takes the week between Christmas and New Year as effective shutdown. Thanksgiving week is also quiet.
Tokyo (Japan)
Working hours: 09:00–18:00, with overtime culture in many companies. Workweek: Monday to Friday.
Golden Week (late April to early May) and Obon (mid-August) are wide holiday periods to avoid. Year-end (late December to early January) is also a slow window.
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