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Convert JST to EST

Eastern Time (EST) is 14 hours behind Japan Standard Time (JST) in January and 13 hours behind in July. 9:00 AM in Tokyo is 7:00 PM in New York in January and 8:00 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.

Eastern Time

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JST
UTC+9 all year
EST
UTC−5, or UTC−4 in summer
Difference
Changes by season
9:00 AM JST
7:00 PM EST (Jan), 8:00 PM (Jul)
Price
Free
Works offline
Yes

Time chart

JST to EST time chart

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

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

Good to know

About JST and EST

  • Japan Standard Time is used in Japan, which doesn't use daylight saving time. Japan Standard Time doesn't change for daylight saving time.
  • 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.
  • The difference changes when Eastern Time changes its clocks. The converter above uses the real rules for any date you pick.

FAQ

Questions, answered

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

It's 7:00 PM EST in January and 8:00 PM EST in July.

What's the time difference between JST and EST?

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

Does JST observe daylight saving time?

Japan Standard Time doesn't change for daylight saving time.

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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