Cebu to Japan: time difference
Japan is 1 h ahead of Cebu. 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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Cebu 14:19 2:19 PM Japan 15:19 3:19 PM You –:–
14:19 2:19 PM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 17:31
15:19 3:19 PM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:14
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+1 h
Japan is 1 h ahead of Cebu.
When you, Cebu 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
🇵🇭 Cebu
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
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇭 Cebu | 🇯🇵 Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:19 | 15:19 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Philippine Standard Time | Japan Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+9 |
| Offset from Cebu | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Manila | Asia/Tokyo |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:34 | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:31 | 17:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 964,169 | 125,440,000 |
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Cebu and Japan: common questions
How far ahead of Cebu is Japan?
Japan is 1 hour ahead of Cebu: UTC+9 against UTC+8.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cebu, what time is it in Japan?
At 9:00 AM in Cebu, clocks in Japan show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cebu, what time is it in Japan?
At 6:00 PM in Cebu, clocks in Japan show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Cebu and Japan are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cebu (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Japan), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Cebu is it tomorrow in Japan?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Cebu, the date in Japan has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in Japan, it is still the previous day in Cebu.
Does the time difference between Cebu and Japan change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 1 hour all year.
