The short answer
3am in Pacific Daylight Time is 7pm in Japan Standard Time.
Pacific Daylight Time is 16 hours behind Japan Standard Time. That's already evening in Japan Standard Time, after the typical working day ends.
Pacific Daylight Time☾
3am
Japan Standard Time☾
7pm
Right now
1:55amPDT · UTC-07:00 · Tue, Sep 15
5:55pmJST · UTC+09:00 · Tue, Sep 15
Read across to convert
Pacific Daylight Time
PDT · UTC-07:00
Japan Standard Time
JST · UTC+09:00
Pinned3amPacific Daylight Time=7pmJapan Standard Time
12amTue
4pm
WORKNOW
1am
5pm
2am
6pm
PINNED
3am
7pm
4am
8pm
5am
9pm
6am
10pm
7am
11pm
8am
12amWed ·+1d
9am
WORK1amWed ·+1d
10am
WORK2amWed ·+1d
11am
WORK3amWed ·+1d
12pm
WORK4amWed ·+1d
1pm
WORK5amWed ·+1d
2pm
WORK6amWed ·+1d
3pm
WORK7amWed ·+1d
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WORK8amWed ·+1d
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9amWed ·+1d
WORK6pm
10amWed ·+1d
WORK7pm
11amWed ·+1d
WORK8pm
12pmWed ·+1d
WORK9pm
1pmWed ·+1d
WORK10pm
2pmWed ·+1d
WORK11pm
3pmWed ·+1d
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Best time to meet=
Closest workable window
Just outside the working window — early on one side, late on the other.
Pacific Daylight Time
3pm–7pm
Japan Standard Time
7am–11am
next day
Popular conversions
Quick reference.
9amPacific Daylight Time=1amJapan Standard Time · next day
12pmPacific Daylight Time=4amJapan Standard Time · next day
3pmPacific Daylight Time=7amJapan Standard Time · next day
5pmPacific Daylight Time=9amJapan Standard Time · next day
9pmPacific Daylight Time=1pmJapan Standard Time · next day
In context
What each side covers.
Pacific Daylight Time
1:55amPDT · UTC-07:00
Cities on this clock
Japan Standard Time
5:55pmJST · UTC+09:00
Related converters
Other popular pairs.
Pacific Time
1:55am
India Standard Time
2:25pm
Pacific Time to India12 hours 30 minutes behind
Eastern Daylight Time
4:55am
Central European Time
10:55am
Eastern Time to Central Europe6 hours behind
India Standard Time
2:25pm
Eastern Daylight Time
4:55am
India to Eastern Time9 hours 30 minutes ahead
British Summer Time
9:55am
India Standard Time
2:25pm
London to India4 hours 30 minutes behind
Pacific Daylight Time
1:55am
Eastern Daylight Time
4:55am
Pacific to Eastern Time3 hours behind
Central European Time
10:55am
India Standard Time
2:25pm
Central Europe to India3 hours 30 minutes behind
Frequently asked
Quick answers about converting between Pacific Daylight Time and Japan Standard Time. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What is the time difference between Pacific Daylight Time and Japan Standard Time?
- Pacific Daylight Time is 16 hours behind Japan Standard Time right now. We always show the live, daylight-saving-correct difference, so this figure already accounts for whichever side is observing summer time today.
- When it's 3am in Pacific Daylight Time, what time is it in Japan Standard Time?
- 3am in Pacific Daylight Time is 7pm in Japan Standard Time. That's already evening in Japan Standard Time, after the typical working day ends. Use the hour-by-hour table above to read any other time across.
- What's the best time for a call between Pacific Daylight Time and Japan Standard Time?
- There's no comfortable 9-to-5 overlap between Pacific Daylight Time and Japan Standard Time — they sit on opposite sides of the planet's working day. Plan for an early or late call on one side, or hand work off asynchronously.
- Does this account for daylight saving time?
- Yes. We track every clock change in both places, so the abbreviations you see — PDT and JST — are the ones actually in effect right now, not a fixed all-year value. When either side changes its clocks, this page updates automatically.
- Why is the date sometimes different on each side?
- When two places are far enough apart, the same moment can fall on different calendar days. That is why some conversions are marked "previous day" or "next day" — it is the same instant in time, read off two clocks that crossed midnight at different points.