US, Europe & India: best time to meet across time zones
No working hour fits all three.
Closest: 7:30 am US · 1:30 pm Europe · 6 pm India.
At the closest fit, US starts 1½ hours early, and India stays an hour late. US times are Eastern; switch below.
A working day on all three clocks · US (Eastern) time
US to Europe
6 hours
Europe is 6 hours ahead of US most of the year. 5 hours from Mar 14 to Mar 27 and on Oct 31, while one place has changed its clocks and the other hasn’t yet.
US to India
9½ hours
India is 9½ hours ahead of US most of the year. 10½ hours from Nov 1 to Mar 13.
Europe to India
3½ hours
India is 3½ hours ahead of Europe most of the year. 4½ hours from Nov 1 to Mar 27.
A weekly 7:30 am, over the year
Keep it at 7:30 am in US (Eastern) and it lands here:
- Nov 3 – Mar 9
- 1:30 pm in Europe · 6 pm in India
- Mar 16 – Mar 23
- 12:30 pm in Europe · 5 pm in India
- Mar 30 – Oct 26
- 1:30 pm in Europe · 5 pm in India
- Nov 2
- 12:30 pm in Europe · 5 pm in India
The short stretches are weeks when one place has changed its clocks and another hasn’t yet.
Take turns?
Not for these three
Rotating wouldn’t spread the early starts and late finishes any better. One fixed time is fairest.
Plan with people
Make it a board, and let them add their own hours
Your board
Bring these cities to your board
Your board already has you. Add Eastern US, Berlin and India and invite someone in each, or start a new board for this meeting. Each person then adds their own hours.
Example board
- YYouNew YorkGood time
- SSamLondonsaid yes
- PPriyaBengaluruadded hours
Sam answered · 12:30 pm works
Questions
What is the best time for a meeting between US, Europe and India?
No working hour fits all three. The fairest is 7:30–8:30 am in US (Eastern), 1:30–2:30 pm in Europe, 6–7 pm in India. No hour fits everyone’s 9 am to 6 pm. At the closest fit, US starts 1½ hours early, and India stays an hour late.
Is there an hour when all three are awake?
Yes: 8–11:30 am in US (Eastern) is between 8 am and 10 pm everywhere.
Does a weekly 7:30 am meeting move during the year?
Yes. Kept at 7:30 am in US (Eastern), it lands at 1:30 pm in Europe and 6 pm in India; then 12:30 pm in Europe and 5 pm in India; then 1:30 pm in Europe and 5 pm in India; then 12:30 pm in Europe and 5 pm in India over the year, as each place changes its clocks on its own date.
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