US, India & Philippines: best time to meet across time zones
No working hour fits all three.
Closest: 7 am US · 5:30 pm India · 8 pm Philippines.
At the closest fit, US starts 2 hours early, India stays 30 minutes late, and Philippines stays 3 hours late. US times are Eastern; switch below.
A working day on all three clocks · US (Eastern) time
US to India
9½ hours
India is 9½ hours ahead of US most of the year. 10½ hours from Nov 1 to Mar 13.
US to Philippines
12 hours
Philippines is 12 hours ahead of US most of the year. 13 hours from Nov 1 to Mar 13.
India to Philippines
2½ hours
Philippines is 2½ hours ahead of India most of the year. It doesn’t change.
A weekly 7 am, over the year
Keep it at 7 am in US (Eastern) and it lands here:
- Nov 3 – Mar 9
- 5:30 pm in India · 8 pm in Philippines
- Mar 16 – Nov 2
- 4:30 pm in India · 7 pm in Philippines
The short stretches are weeks when one place has changed its clocks and another hasn’t yet.
Take turns?
Yes: take turns
Rotating between 8 am and 9 pm US time shares the early starts and late finishes.
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Plan with people
Make it a board, and let them add their own hours
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Bring these cities to your board
Your board already has you. Add Eastern US, India and Philippines 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, India and Philippines?
No working hour fits all three. The fairest is 7–8 am in US (Eastern), 5:30–6:30 pm in India, 8–9 pm in Philippines. No hour fits everyone’s 9 am to 6 pm. At the closest fit, US starts 2 hours early, India stays 30 minutes late, and Philippines stays 3 hours late.
Is there an hour when all three are awake?
Yes: 8–9 am in US (Eastern) is between 8 am and 10 pm everywhere.
Does a weekly 7 am meeting move during the year?
Yes. Kept at 7 am in US (Eastern), it lands at 5:30 pm in India and 8 pm in Philippines; then 4:30 pm in India and 7 pm in Philippines over the year, as each place changes its clocks on its own date.
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