London and Tokyo working-hours overlap
On Monday, 28 September 2026, London is 8 hours behind Tokyo — UTC+01:00 against UTC+09:00. They share no working hours that day at all: London works 08:00–16:00 UTC and Tokyo works 00:00–08:00 UTC, and those two windows do not meet. London changes clocks on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and the gap between them goes from 8 hours to 9 hours. Tokyo does not change clocks at all.
Every figure on this page describes Monday, 28 September 2026 — a fixed day, not the day you are reading it. Working hours are 09:00–17:00 local time for both cities; change either, or pick another date, in the overlap calculator.
Shared working hours
No shared working hours on this date.
On this date the two working days do not meet, and none of the twelve months sampled for the year brings them together. Widening one side’s hours is what would change it; no other date will find a window that is not there.
Each city's working day
| City | Local hours | In UTC | Offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 09:00–17:00 | 08:00–16:00 UTC | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 → UTC+00:00, 25 Oct 2026 |
| Tokyo | 09:00–17:00 | 00:00–08:00 UTC | UTC+09:00 | No daylight saving |
Is there any overlap through the year?
London changes clocks on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and Tokyo never does, so the gap between them moves only when London's clocks do. In the twelve months sampled the two working days never meet, so there is no window to move.
| Month | Shared window | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | No shared hours | — |
| 2026-11 | No shared hours | — |
| 2026-12 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-01 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-02 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-03 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-04 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-05 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-06 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-07 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-08 | No shared hours | — |
| 2027-09 | No shared hours | — |
Questions
- Is there any time London and Tokyo are both at work?
- Not on Monday, 28 September 2026. London works 08:00–16:00 UTC and Tokyo works 00:00–08:00 UTC, and those windows do not overlap. Widening one side's hours or choosing another date is what changes that.
- How far apart are London and Tokyo?
- On Monday, 28 September 2026, London is 8 hours behind Tokyo — UTC+01:00 against UTC+09:00. London changes clocks on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and the gap between them goes from 8 hours to 9 hours. Tokyo does not change clocks at all.
- Does the overlap between London and Tokyo change through the year?
- There is no month in the twelve months from Monday, 28 September 2026 when London and Tokyo are both inside their working hours. London changes clocks on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and the gap between them goes from 8 hours to 9 hours. Tokyo does not change clocks at all.
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Or read how overlap is calculated and the other questions people ask about scheduling across time zones.