Tokyo to Cebu: time difference
Cebu is 1 h behind Tokyo. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Tokyo 11:46 11:46 AM Cebu 10:46 10:46 AM You –:–
11:46 11:46 AM
Japan Standard Time · UTC+9
☀️ 05:43 · 🌙 17:14
10:46 10:46 AM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 17:31
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−1 h
Cebu is 1 h behind Tokyo.
When you, Tokyo and Cebu are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇯🇵 Tokyo
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
🇵🇭 Cebu
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇯🇵 Tokyo | 🇵🇭 Cebu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:46 | 10:46 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time | Philippine Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+9 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Tokyo | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Tokyo | Asia/Manila |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:43 | 05:34 |
| Sunset | 17:14 | 17:31 |
| Daylight | 11 h 31 min | 11 h 57 min |
| People on this clock | 13,613,660 | 964,169 |
Compare Tokyo with another city
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Tokyo and Cebu: common questions
How many hours behind Tokyo is Cebu?
The clocks in Cebu are 1 hour behind those in Tokyo (UTC+8 and UTC+9).
If it is 9:00 AM in Tokyo, what time is it in Cebu?
At 9:00 AM in Tokyo, clocks in Cebu show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Cebu at the end of the working day in Tokyo?
The working day in Tokyo ends at 6:00 PM; in Cebu it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Cebu from Tokyo?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Tokyo – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cebu – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Cebu?
Until 1:00 AM in Tokyo it is still the previous day in Cebu. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Cebu it is already the next day in Tokyo.
Does the time gap between Tokyo and Cebu change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Tokyo nor in Cebu, so the gap is 1 hour all year round.
