Ticket release time-zone planner
Convert the opening of a ticket sale into the time zone where you’ll be when booking. Keep the full date: an overseas release can fall on your previous evening.
Convert a booking opening
The starting date is an example. Enter the organiser’s announced release date and time, including its time zone.
A Japan release can be the previous day elsewhere
The Ghibli Museum’s ticket page states that its monthly sale opens at 10 a.m. Japan time on the 10th, for the following month. This example converts 10 November 2026 at 10:00 in Tokyo. Confirm the current notice and sales channel before relying on a monthly rule.
| Where you are booking | The same release instant |
|---|---|
| Tokyo | Tue, 10 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT+9 |
| Hong Kong | Tue, 10 Nov 2026, 09:00 GMT+8 |
| London | Tue, 10 Nov 2026, 01:00 GMT |
| New York | Mon, 9 Nov 2026, 20:00 GMT-5 |
Hong Kong’s example is 09:00 on 10 November. In New York it is 20:00 on 9 November. London is 01:00 on 10 November. A summer release can have a different London or New York clock time, so don’t reuse an old offset without converting the new date.
Keep release time separate from entry time
- Use the time the sale opens, not the time printed on the admission slot. A queue opening, lottery deadline and general sale can be three different events.
- Choose the time zone where you’ll actually be on release day. A calendar app may display the imported UTC event in your device’s current zone.
- Check the organiser’s full date, location and UTC offset. Abbreviations such as CST can refer to different regions; ask for a city or an explicit offset if the notice is unclear.
- If a daylight-saving change repeats the announced hour, the planner waits for an explicit occurrence. If the hour is skipped, confirm a corrected announcement rather than inventing a time.
- After importing the reminder, check the event and alert in the calendar app you intend to use. Keep the official booking page and any required account details ready separately.
The file contains one 15-minute checkpoint at the entered release time, with the selected advance alert when enabled. It does not check availability, join a queue or send anything to a calendar account. A confirmed release time does not guarantee a ticket.