JST — Japan Standard Time

JST is Japan Standard Time, +09:00, used in Asia. In code, use Asia/Tokyo rather than the abbreviation.

Japan Standard Time · Asia
09:15:42
Thursday, 13 August 2026
abbreviation denotes
+09:00
in force right now
JST (UTC+09:00)
use in code
Asia/Tokyo
next clock change
none — fixed offset

Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation

Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo

# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Asia/Tokyo"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())

# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...)))  # don't

JST questions

What does JST stand for?
JST is Japan Standard Time, +09:00, used in Asia. The IANA zone to use in code is Asia/Tokyo.
What time is it in JST right now?
Japan Standard Time: 09:15 on Thursday (JST).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of JST?
Asia/Tokyo for Japan Standard Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.

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