JST to WAT converter

Japan Time (Tokyo, Osaka) to West Africa Time (Lagos, Kinshasa).

JST9:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

WAT1:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

WAT is 8 h behind JST.

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9:00 AM JST = 1:00 AM WAT same day

Best time to meet

No hour falls inside 9 AM to 5 PM in both places. The least painful: around 3:00 PM JST, which is 7:00 AM WAT.

JST to WAT time table

For 31 Oct 2026. Green rows: both sides between 9 AM and 5 PM.

JST	WAT
12:00 AM JST	4:00 PM WAT previous day
1:00 AM JST	5:00 PM WAT previous day
2:00 AM JST	6:00 PM WAT previous day
3:00 AM JST	7:00 PM WAT previous day
4:00 AM JST	8:00 PM WAT previous day
5:00 AM JST	9:00 PM WAT previous day
6:00 AM JST	10:00 PM WAT previous day
7:00 AM JST	11:00 PM WAT previous day
8:00 AM JST	12:00 AM WAT
9:00 AM JST	1:00 AM WAT
10:00 AM JST	2:00 AM WAT
11:00 AM JST	3:00 AM WAT
12:00 PM JST	4:00 AM WAT
1:00 PM JST	5:00 AM WAT
2:00 PM JST	6:00 AM WAT
3:00 PM JST	7:00 AM WAT
4:00 PM JST	8:00 AM WAT
5:00 PM JST	9:00 AM WAT
6:00 PM JST	10:00 AM WAT
7:00 PM JST	11:00 AM WAT
8:00 PM JST	12:00 PM WAT
9:00 PM JST	1:00 PM WAT
10:00 PM JST	2:00 PM WAT
11:00 PM JST	3:00 PM WAT

Quick answers

9:00 AM JST = 1:00 AM WAT
12:00 PM JST = 4:00 AM WAT
3:00 PM JST = 7:00 AM WAT
5:00 PM JST = 9:00 AM WAT
9:00 AM WAT = 5:00 PM JST
12:00 PM WAT = 8:00 PM JST
5:00 PM WAT = 1:00 AM JST (next day)

Does the gap change during the year?

No. WAT is 8 h behind JST all year.

JST does not change its clocks. WAT does not change its clocks.

About JST and WAT

JST here means Japan Time, the clock in Tokyo, Osaka. Right now it is UTC+9. It has no daylight saving.

WAT here means West Africa Time, the clock in Lagos, Kinshasa. Right now it is UTC+1. It has no daylight saving.

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