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Madrid and Tokyo time difference

Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Madrid for most of the year.

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Work hours overlap for 1 hour: 09:00–10:00 in Madrid, which is 16:00–17:00 in Tokyo.

Hour by hour

On a usual work day (October 14, 2026). Green is 09:00–17:00 work time, dark is night (21:00–07:00).

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, Off hours, Work hours
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, Off hoursnext day, Night
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, Off hoursnext day, Night
, Off hoursnext day, Night
, Nightnext day, Night
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Through the year

DatesDifference
October 8, 2026–October 24, 2026Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Madrid
October 25, 2026–March 27, 2027Tokyo is 8 hours ahead of Madrid
March 28, 2027–October 7, 2027Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Madrid

Clock changes

Madrid: October 25, 2026: clocks go back 1 hour; March 28, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour.

Tokyo does not change its clocks.

Questions

What time is it in Tokyo when it is 09:00 in Madrid?

On a usual day it is 16:00 in Tokyo.

Do Madrid and Tokyo change their clocks on the same day?

Only Madrid changes its clocks, so the difference changes with its summer time; see the table above.

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