Time Zone Guides

Time zone guides

Telling and translating time across the world, explained simply.

Everything about reading and translating time across the world: how time zones and UTC offsets work, why daylight saving quietly shifts your recurring meetings, what the abbreviations like EST, CET and IST actually mean, and the best windows to call or meet between specific cities and countries.

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Time Zone Guides

How to schedule a meeting across time zones

Find the overlap, respect working hours, and dodge the daylight-saving traps - a repeatable way to schedule across zones.

2 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
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UTC vs GMT: what's the difference?

They show the same time, but one is a time zone and the other a time standard. Which to use for scheduling, and why it matters.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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DST 2026: every country's clock-change dates

When the clocks change in 2026, country by country, and why the US and Europe don't switch on the same day.

3 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
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Best time to call India from the USA

India is half a day ahead, so call in your morning to catch their evening. Exact windows for the East, Central and West coasts.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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How many time zones are there in the world?

24 in theory, about 38 in practice. Why half-hour and 45-minute offsets push the real count past two dozen.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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What is UTC? A plain-English guide for scheduling

UTC is the single clock the world agrees on, and every time zone is just an offset from it. Why it matters for scheduling.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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Why some time zones are 30 or 45 minutes off

India runs on UTC+5:30 and Nepal on UTC+5:45. Why a few countries use half-hour and quarter-hour offsets.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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What do PST, EST, and CET mean? Abbreviations explained

PST, EST, CET and the rest decoded, why the same letters mean different offsets worldwide, and what to use instead.

3 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
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EST vs EDT: why the abbreviation changes twice a year

EST is winter (UTC-5), EDT is summer (UTC-4): same place, one hour apart. Which is in effect, and when to write ET.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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What is IST (India Standard Time)?

IST is UTC+5:30: one fixed clock for all of India and Sri Lanka, with no daylight saving.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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What is EST (Eastern Standard Time)?

EST is UTC-5, the winter clock of the US East Coast. Who uses it and how it differs from EDT and ET.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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What is PST (Pacific Standard Time)?

PST is UTC-8, the winter clock of the US and Canada West Coast. How it differs from PDT and PT.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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What is CET (Central European Time)?

CET is UTC+1, the winter clock for most of continental Europe. In summer it shifts to CEST (UTC+2).

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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12-hour vs 24-hour time: how to avoid mix-ups

One clock uses AM and PM, the other runs 00:00 to 23:59. How to convert, and dodge 12 AM / 12 PM mix-ups.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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Does daylight saving time affect my meetings?

Yes, and the riskiest weeks are late March and late October, when recurring cross-border calls silently drift.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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Why New York and London are 4 hours apart every March

Usually 5 hours apart, but for three weeks each March daylight saving falls out of sync and the gap drops to 4.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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Spring forward, fall back: what it means for global teams

The daylight saving mnemonic explained, plus why teams lose their overlap for a few weeks twice a year.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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Which countries don't observe daylight saving time?

Most of the world skips it. Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Hawaii, Arizona and much of Australia stay on one clock.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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How to schedule recurring meetings that survive daylight saving

Recurring international calls drift when one country changes clocks before the other. Three ways to anchor them.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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Best time to call the Philippines from the USA

The Philippines is 12-16 hours ahead of the US. Call early in your morning to reach Manila in the evening, with windows for every coast.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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Best time to call the USA from India

The US is 9.5-13.5 hours behind India. Call around 6-9 PM IST to catch the US morning.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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Best time to call the UK from the USA

The UK is 5 hours ahead of US Eastern and 8 ahead of Pacific. Call in your morning to catch the UK afternoon.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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Best time to call Australia from the USA

Sydney is about 14 hours ahead of US Eastern, so the best time to call is your afternoon, their next morning.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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Best time to call India from the UK

India is 4.5 hours ahead of the UK in summer, 5.5 in winter. Call in your morning to reach their afternoon.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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Best time to call Australia from the UK

Sydney is 9-11 hours ahead of the UK. Call around 7-9 AM to catch the Sydney evening.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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London to New York time difference

London is 5 hours ahead of New York most of the year. Offset tables, best meeting windows, and the brief 4-hour DST gap.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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New York to Tokyo time difference

Tokyo runs 13 hours ahead of New York in summer, 14 in winter. Worked conversions and the one window that works.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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San Francisco to London time difference

London runs 8 hours ahead of San Francisco, so your morning lines up with London's late afternoon for a clean daily window.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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Sydney to London time difference

Sydney is 9-11 hours ahead of London, swinging with opposite-season daylight saving. The reliable overlap is the day's edges.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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Los Angeles to London time difference

London runs 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles, so an LA morning meets a London afternoon. Exact conversions and the spring catch.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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Dubai to London time difference

Dubai is 4 hours ahead of London in winter, 3 in summer. Offset tables, worked conversions and the best meeting window.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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EST to IST converter: what time is it in India?

India runs 10.5 hours ahead of EST, so 9 AM EST is 7:30 PM in India. Convert any Eastern hour to IST instantly.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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EST to PST converter: Eastern to Pacific time

US Eastern is always 3 hours ahead of Pacific. The exact conversions and the best coast-to-coast meeting window.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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GMT to EST converter: UK to US Eastern time

GMT runs 5 hours ahead of US Eastern, so noon in the UK is 7:00 AM EST. Conversion tables, best overlap, and the DST catch.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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CET to EST converter: Central European to US Eastern

CET is 6 hours ahead of EST: noon CET is 6 AM EST. Conversion tables and the best European-afternoon overlap.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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PST to IST converter: US Pacific to India time

India is 13.5 hours ahead of US Pacific (12.5 in summer). 9 AM PST is 10:30 PM IST, with full conversion tables.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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GMT to IST converter: UK to India time

India runs 5.5 hours ahead of GMT, so noon in London is 5:30 PM in India. Offset and conversion tables.

3 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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USA-India time zone difference (overlap windows)

India runs 9.5-13.5 hours ahead of the US, so a remote team gets one overlap: your morning, India's evening.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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USA-Philippines time zone difference

The Philippines is 12-13 hours ahead of US Eastern and 15-16 ahead of Pacific, with one narrow early-morning overlap.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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USA-Mexico time zone difference

Mexico City matches US Central in winter and sits an hour behind in summer, giving a near-full shared working day.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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USA-UK time zone difference

The UK is 5 hours ahead of US Eastern and 8 ahead of Pacific most of the year, with worked conversions and the best window.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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Europe-Australia time zone difference (and how to meet anyway)

Central Europe sits 8-10 hours behind eastern Australia, with almost no shared workday. The offsets and the two usable windows.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
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USA-Colombia time zone difference

Colombia matches US Eastern in winter and runs an hour behind in summer, giving US teams a nearly complete shared workday.

3 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

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