Forex Time Zone Converter — Session Times by Zone
Convert Sydney, Tokyo, London, and New York session open/close times into any timezone. IANA-aware — always correct, no matter the season.
Session times in your timezone
Select a timezone below. Each session card shows the converted open and close times — with both 24h and 12h formats. Live status indicators tell you which sessions are currently trading.
See the daylight saving trap for yourself
Most conversion tools quietly assume a city keeps the same UTC offset all year. For roughly seven months that assumption is off by an hour — enough to miss a session open or fire an alert at the wrong time. Step through the months below and watch where a fixed-offset tool drifts, while the IANA-based converter stays correct.
In July, London observes BST (UTC+1), so its 08:00 open actually lands at 16:00 JST — but a tool hardcoded to GMT still reports 17:00, sending you to your desk a full hour late.
When each session switches its clocks
Three of the four sessions observe daylight saving on their own schedules. Sydney runs opposite to the Northern Hemisphere, and the overlap between London and New York shifts by an hour for several weeks each spring and autumn. The converter reads real IANA zone names via Intl.DateTimeFormat, so every transition is handled automatically.
Session times in major trader timezones
A static reference grid showing all four session open/close times in UTC, Eastern Time (US), Central European Time, Japan Standard Time, and Australian Eastern Time.
Standard (non-DST) periods only. During daylight saving months the actual times shift by ±1 hour. Use the live converter above for DST-aware session times.
| Session | UTC | EST (UTC−5) | CET (UTC+1) | JST (UTC+9) | AEST (UTC+10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 22:00* 07:00 | 17:00* 02:00 | 23:00* 08:00 | 07:00* 16:00 | 08:00 17:00 |
| Tokyo | 00:00 09:00 | 19:00* 04:00 | 01:00 10:00 | 09:00 18:00 | 10:00 19:00 |
| London | 08:00 17:00 | 03:00 12:00 | 09:00 18:00 | 17:00 02:00+1 | 18:00 03:00+1 |
| New York | 13:00 22:00 | 08:00 17:00 | 14:00 23:00 | 22:00 07:00+1 | 23:00 08:00+1 |
When to use the timezone converter
This tool solves four common problems that forex traders face when dealing with session times across timezones. Each use case covers a real scenario where getting the conversion right directly affects trade execution or preparation.