JST Time Now — Japan Standard Time
The current JST time (Japan Standard Time, UTC +09:00) is shown below. Japan does not observe daylight saving time.
JST — UTC +09:00
01:58:29
Monday, 12 October 2026 JST
About JST
Offset & DST
UTC offset: +09:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Representative IANA zone: Asia/Tokyo
IANA zones at JST
Converting JST to other time zones
JST is fixed at UTC +09:00 — written +0900 in email headers and +09:00 in ISO 8601 timestamps. The table below uses each abbreviation's own fixed offset; for a specific place, check its city page, since local clocks switch between standard and daylight abbreviations.
| Zone | Difference | When it's 12:00 JST |
|---|---|---|
| UTC Coordinated Universal Time | −9 h | 03:00 |
| PST Pacific Standard Time | −17 h | 19:00 (−1 day) |
| MST Mountain Standard Time | −16 h | 20:00 (−1 day) |
| CST Central Standard Time | −15 h | 21:00 (−1 day) |
| EST Eastern Standard Time | −14 h | 22:00 (−1 day) |
| BRT Brasília Time | −12 h | 00:00 |
| BST British Summer Time | −8 h | 04:00 |
| CET Central European Time | −8 h | 04:00 |
| EET Eastern European Time | −7 h | 05:00 |
| MSK Moscow Standard Time | −6 h | 06:00 |
| GST Gulf Standard Time | −5 h | 07:00 |
| IST India Standard Time | −3:30 h | 08:30 |
| CST China Standard Time | −1 h | 11:00 |
| AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time | +1 h | 13:00 |
Countries commonly using JST
Other zones at UTC +09:00
More tools for JST
Look up the exact IANA zone behind JST, see it on the offset map, or compare it against other cities.