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Time difference between Madrid and Tokyo

Short answer

Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Madrid. Right now it is 15:35 in Madrid (GMT+1, UTC+1) and 23:35 in Tokyo (GMT+9, UTC+9).

Right now

Madrid · Spain

15:35

Friday, October 30, 2026

Central European Standard Time · GMT+1 · UTC+1

Tokyo · Japan

23:35

Friday, October 30, 2026

Japan Standard Time · GMT+9 · UTC+9

Times at the moment this page was generated. Reload for a fresh reading.

Does the difference between Madrid and Tokyo change during the year?

Yes. For 210 days of 2026 the difference is 7 hours, but it moves whenever Madrid or Tokyo enters or leaves daylight saving time. Here is the full 2026 calendar (dates in UTC):

From	Until	Tokyo vs Madrid
January 1	March 29	+8 h
March 29	October 25	+7 h
October 25	December 31	+8 h

The highlighted row is the current period. Every date comes from each zone's official rules, not from a hand-typed table.

Best time to call Tokyo from Madrid (and vice versa)

With 8 hours between them there is no hour at which Madrid and Tokyo are both inside a 9:00–17:00 working day. Teams split across these two cities usually alternate the sacrifice: one week the meeting lands early (7:00–8:00) in Madrid and late (18:00–19:00) in the other city, the next week the other way round. The Timezone Matcher grid shades exactly those compromise hours.

Madrid to Tokyo conversion table

Each Madrid hour and its equivalent in Tokyo today. Rows shaded green are working hours (9:00–17:00) in both cities at once.

Madrid time · Fri, Oct 30	Tokyo time
00:00	08:00
01:00	09:00
02:00	10:00
03:00	11:00
04:00	12:00
05:00	13:00
06:00	14:00
07:00	15:00
08:00	16:00
09:00	17:00
10:00	18:00
11:00	19:00
12:00	20:00
13:00	21:00
14:00	22:00
15:00	23:00
16:00	00:00next day
17:00	01:00next day
18:00	02:00next day
19:00	03:00next day
20:00	04:00next day
21:00	05:00next day
22:00	06:00next day
23:00	07:00next day

Looking for it the other way round? This page covers both directions: Tokyo to Madrid is the same difference with the sign flipped.

The two time zones

Madrid — Europe/Madrid

Madrid keeps Central European Time (UTC+1 / UTC+2 in summer) despite lying west of London, a 1940 decision that still shapes Spain's famously late working day.

Tokyo — Asia/Tokyo

Tokyo keeps Japan Standard Time (JST), a fixed UTC+9 with no daylight saving. Japan and South Korea share the offset, so Tokyo and Seoul are always on the same clock.

Frequently asked questions

How many hours difference between Madrid and Tokyo?

Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Madrid. For most of the year (210 days) the difference is 7 hours; it shifts during the weeks when one of the two cities enters or leaves daylight saving time.

When it is 12:00 noon in Madrid, what time is it in Tokyo?

20:00 in Tokyo (at today's difference of 8 hours).

What is the best time for a meeting between Madrid and Tokyo?

There is no overlap between the 9:00–17:00 working days of Madrid and Tokyo. Teams usually alternate: an early-morning slot in Madrid lands in the late evening of the other city.

Do Madrid and Tokyo observe daylight saving time?

Madrid: yes. Tokyo: no. Because only one of them changes its clocks, the difference moves by one hour twice a year.

What time zone is Madrid in? And Tokyo?

Madrid: Central European Standard Time (Europe/Madrid, UTC+1). Tokyo: Japan Standard Time (Asia/Tokyo, UTC+9).

Tools

Meeting grid — add both cities and click a slot

Time zone converter — any city, any time

Working hours overlap calculator

Daylight saving time 2027 — all dates