Tokyo and Auckland working-hours overlap
On Monday, 28 September 2026, Tokyo is 4 hours behind Auckland — UTC+09:00 against UTC+13:00. Their working hours overlap for 4 hours that day, between 00:00–04:00 UTC — 09:00–13:00 in Tokyo and 13:00–17:00 in Auckland. Tokyo does not change clocks at all. Auckland changes clocks on Sunday, 4 April 2027, and the gap between them goes from 4 hours to 3 hours.
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
Everyone is at work between 00:00–04:00 UTC — 4 hours.
| City | Local time | Offset |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 09:00–13:00 | UTC+09:00 |
| Auckland | 13:00–17:00 | UTC+13:00 |
Each city's working day
| City | Local hours | In UTC | Offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 09:00–17:00 | 00:00–08:00 UTC | UTC+09:00 | No daylight saving |
| Auckland | 09:00–17:00 | 20:00–04:00 UTC | UTC+13:00 | UTC+13:00 → UTC+12:00, 4 Apr 2027 |
How the shared window moves through the year
Auckland changes clocks on Sunday, 4 April 2027, and Tokyo never does, so the gap between them moves only when Auckland's clocks do. Each row is the same pair of working days, sampled once a month, so the window's size and position follow the clock changes described above.
| Month | Shared window | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 00:00–04:00 UTC | 4 hours |
| 2026-11 | 00:00–04:00 UTC | 4 hours |
| 2026-12 | 00:00–04:00 UTC | 4 hours |
| 2027-01 | 00:00–04:00 UTC | 4 hours |
| 2027-02 | 00:00–04:00 UTC | 4 hours |
| 2027-03 | 00:00–04:00 UTC | 4 hours |
| 2027-04 | 00:00–05:00 UTC | 5 hours |
| 2027-05 | 00:00–05:00 UTC | 5 hours |
| 2027-06 | 00:00–05:00 UTC | 5 hours |
| 2027-07 | 00:00–05:00 UTC | 5 hours |
| 2027-08 | 00:00–05:00 UTC | 5 hours |
| 2027-09 | 00:00–05:00 UTC | 5 hours |
Questions
- What time can Tokyo and Auckland meet?
- 00:00–04:00 UTC on Monday, 28 September 2026 — 4 hours. In Tokyo that is 09:00–13:00, and in Auckland it is 13:00–17:00.
- How far apart are Tokyo and Auckland?
- On Monday, 28 September 2026, Tokyo is 4 hours behind Auckland — UTC+09:00 against UTC+13:00. Tokyo does not change clocks at all. Auckland changes clocks on Sunday, 4 April 2027, and the gap between them goes from 4 hours to 3 hours.
- Does the overlap between Tokyo and Auckland change through the year?
- Auckland changes clocks on Sunday, 4 April 2027, and Tokyo never does, so the gap between them moves only when Auckland's clocks do. Sampled once a month across the twelve months from Monday, 28 September 2026 the window is 00:00–04:00 UTC, 00:00–05:00 UTC.
Related city pairs
- Honolulu and Tokyo
- Honolulu and Auckland
- San Francisco and Tokyo
- San Francisco and Auckland
- Denver and Tokyo
- Denver and Auckland
Or read how overlap is calculated and the other questions people ask about scheduling across time zones.