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Convert EST to JST

Japan Standard Time (JST) is 14 hours ahead of Eastern Time (EST) in January and 13 hours ahead in July. 9:00 AM in New York is 11:00 PM in Tokyo in January and 10:00 PM in July. Ethical Tube's free time zone converter shows both clocks live and converts any time and date you enter, with daylight saving time handled automatically.

Japan Standard Time

Choose a date and time

EST
UTC−5, or UTC−4 in summer
JST
UTC+9 all year
Difference
Changes by season
9:00 AM EST
11:00 PM JST (Jan), 10:00 PM (Jul)
Price
Free
Works offline
Yes

Time chart

EST to JST time chart

Every hour of the day in Eastern Time, with the matching time in Japan Standard Time in winter and in summer.

ESTJST (January)JST (July)
12:00 AM2:00 PM1:00 PM
1:00 AM3:00 PM2:00 PM
2:00 AM4:00 PM3:00 PM
3:00 AM5:00 PM4:00 PM
4:00 AM6:00 PM5:00 PM
5:00 AM7:00 PM6:00 PM
6:00 AM8:00 PM7:00 PM
7:00 AM9:00 PM8:00 PM
8:00 AM10:00 PM9:00 PM
9:00 AM11:00 PM10:00 PM
10:00 AM12:00 AMnext day11:00 PM
11:00 AM1:00 AMnext day12:00 AMnext day
12:00 PM2:00 AMnext day1:00 AMnext day
1:00 PM3:00 AMnext day2:00 AMnext day
2:00 PM4:00 AMnext day3:00 AMnext day
3:00 PM5:00 AMnext day4:00 AMnext day
4:00 PM6:00 AMnext day5:00 AMnext day
5:00 PM7:00 AMnext day6:00 AMnext day
6:00 PM8:00 AMnext day7:00 AMnext day
7:00 PM9:00 AMnext day8:00 AMnext day
8:00 PM10:00 AMnext day9:00 AMnext day
9:00 PM11:00 AMnext day10:00 AMnext day
10:00 PM12:00 PMnext day11:00 AMnext day
11:00 PM1:00 PMnext day12:00 PMnext day

Good to know

About EST and JST

  • Eastern Time is used in New York, Florida, Georgia, Ontario, and Quebec. Eastern Time switches to EDT for daylight saving time from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
  • Japan Standard Time is used in Japan, which doesn't use daylight saving time. Japan Standard Time doesn't change for daylight saving time.
  • The difference changes when Eastern Time changes its clocks. The converter above uses the real rules for any date you pick.
  • People often say EST all year, but strictly EST is the winter time and EDT is the summer time. This page covers both.

FAQ

Questions, answered

What time is it in JST when it's 9 AM EST?

It's 11:00 PM JST in January and 10:00 PM JST in July.

What's the time difference between EST and JST?

Japan Standard Time (JST) is 14 hours ahead of Eastern Time (EST) in January and 13 hours ahead in July.

Does EST observe daylight saving time?

Eastern Time switches to EDT for daylight saving time from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.

Is this time zone converter free?

Yes. It's free and uses your browser's built-in time zone database, so it works offline and handles daylight saving time for any date.

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