US, UK & Japan: best time to meet across time zones
No working hour fits all three.
Closest: 2 pm US · 10 pm UK · 7 am next day Japan.
At the closest fit, UK stays 5 hours late, and Japan starts 2 hours early. US times are Pacific; switch below.
A working day on all three clocks · US (Pacific) time
Works Mon–Thu, when everyone is on a working day.
US to UK
8 hours
UK is 8 hours ahead of US most of the year. 7 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 Japan
16 hours
Japan is 16 hours ahead of US most of the year. 17 hours from Nov 1 to Mar 13.
UK to Japan
8 hours
Japan is 8 hours ahead of UK most of the year. 9 hours from Nov 1 to Mar 27.
A weekly 2 pm, over the year
Keep it at 2 pm in US (Pacific) and it lands here:
- Nov 3 – Mar 9
- 10 pm in UK · 7 am next day in Japan
- Mar 16 – Mar 23
- 9 pm in UK · 6 am next day in Japan
- Mar 30 – Oct 26
- 10 pm in UK · 6 am next day in Japan
- Nov 2
- 9 pm in UK · 6 am next day in Japan
The short stretches are weeks when one place has changed its clocks and another hasn’t yet.
Take turns?
Yes: take turns
Rotating between 1 pm and 10 pm US time shares the early starts and late finishes.
See the rota
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 Pacific US, London and Japan 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, UK and Japan?
No working hour fits all three. The fairest is 2–3 pm in US (Pacific), 10–11 pm in UK, 7–8 am, next day in Japan. No hour fits everyone’s 9 am to 6 pm. At the closest fit, UK stays 5 hours late, and Japan starts 2 hours early.
Is there an hour when all three are awake?
No. There’s no hour when everyone is between 8 am and 10 pm, so someone always takes the call early or late.
Does a weekly 2 pm meeting move during the year?
Yes. Kept at 2 pm in US (Pacific), it lands at 10 pm in UK and 7 am next day in Japan; then 9 pm in UK and 6 am next day in Japan; then 10 pm in UK and 6 am next day in Japan; then 9 pm in UK and 6 am next day in Japan over the year, as each place changes its clocks on its own date.
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