ICT killzones in Japan time (JST)

Killzone	Today, 12 November 2026	Winter (15 Jan)	Summer (15 Jul)
Asian killzone	10:00–14:00	10:00–14:00	09:00–13:00
London killzone	16:00–19:00	16:00–19:00	15:00–18:00
New York AM killzone	21:00–00:00 (next day)	21:00–00:00 (next day)	20:00–23:00
London close killzone	00:00–02:00	00:00–02:00	23:00–01:00 (next day)
New York PM killzone	03:30–06:00	03:30–06:00	02:30–05:00

Times in Japan (JST). Killzones are New York time windows; some traders shift them by up to an hour.

The whole forex day in Japan

Sydney: 06:00–15:00
Tokyo: 09:00–18:00
London: 17:00–02:00 (next day)
New York: 22:00–07:00 (next day)
London–New York overlap: 22:00–02:00 (next day)

New York moves its clocks forward one hour on 14 March 2027.

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Questions

›What time is the London killzone in Japan?

16:00–19:00 JST today: 02:00–05:00 in New York, converted with today's daylight saving on both sides.

›What are ICT killzones?

Windows of the trading day in New York time that ICT traders watch for setups: Asian 20:00–00:00, London 02:00–05:00, New York AM 07:00–10:00, London close 10:00–12:00 and New York PM 13:30–16:00. Some traders use slightly different windows.

›Do the killzone times change during the year?

Japan keeps one offset all year, but New York changes its clocks, so the killzones move by an hour in Japan twice a year.