Barcelona to Japan: time difference
Japan is 7 h ahead of Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Barcelona 12:15 12:15 PM Japan 19:15 7:15 PM You –:–
12:15 12:15 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
19:15 7:15 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:14
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+7 h
Japan is 7 h ahead of Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Japan are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇪🇸 Barcelona
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇯🇵 Japan
7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇯🇵 Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:15 | 19:15 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Japan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | +7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Asia/Tokyo |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 17:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 125,440,000 |
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Barcelona and Japan: common questions
How many hours ahead of Barcelona is Japan?
The clocks in Japan are 7 hours ahead of those in Barcelona (UTC+9 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Japan at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in Japan it is 4:00 PM at that moment.
What time is it in Japan when it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona?
When it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, it is 1:00 AM (the next day) in Japan.
When do working hours in Barcelona and in Japan overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Barcelona, which is 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Japan.
When does the date change in Japan compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Japan earlier: at 5:00 PM in Barcelona it is already midnight there. Until 7:00 AM in Japan, Barcelona is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Barcelona and Japan change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Barcelona but not in Japan. From October 25, 2026, Japan will be 8 hours ahead of Barcelona.
