MERIDIAN
My board

US, UK & Singapore: best time to meet across time zones

No working hour fits all three.
Closest: 6:30 am US · 2:30 pm UK · 10:30 pm Singapore.

At the closest fit, US starts 2½ hours early, and Singapore stays 5½ hours late. US times are Pacific; switch below.

A working day on all three clocks · US (Pacific) time

US
6:30 amNight
UK+8 h
2:30 pmGood time
Singapore+16 h
10:30 pmOff hours
Closest for everyone · 6:30 amShare this timeSave to my boardAdd to my calendar+ Add a cityUsual hours, 9 to 6

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 Singapore

15 hours

Singapore is 15 hours ahead of US most of the year. 16 hours from Nov 1 to Mar 13.

UK to Singapore

7 hours

Singapore is 7 hours ahead of UK most of the year. 8 hours from Nov 1 to Mar 27.

A weekly 6:30 am, over the year

Keep it at 6:30 am in US (Pacific) and it lands here:

Nov 3 – Mar 9
2:30 pm in UK · 10:30 pm in Singapore
Mar 16 – Mar 23
1:30 pm in UK · 9:30 pm in Singapore
Mar 30 – Oct 26
2:30 pm in UK · 9:30 pm in Singapore
Nov 2
1:30 pm in UK · 9:30 pm in Singapore

The short stretches are weeks when one place has changed its clocks and another hasn’t yet.

Take turns?

Yes: take turns

Rotating between 6 am, 2 pm and 10 pm US time shares the early starts and late finishes.

See the rota
USUKSingapore
Week 16 am3 hours early2 pmGood time10 pm5 hours late
Week 22 pmGood time10 pm5 hours late6 am · next day3 hours early
Week 310 pm5 hours late6 am · next day3 hours early2 pm · next dayGood time

Plan with people

Make it a board, and let them add 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 Singapore?

No working hour fits all three. The fairest is 6:30–7:30 am in US (Pacific), 2:30–3:30 pm in UK, 10:30–11:30 pm in Singapore. No hour fits everyone’s 9 am to 6 pm. At the closest fit, US starts 2½ hours early, and Singapore stays 5½ hours late.

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 6:30 am meeting move during the year?

Yes. Kept at 6:30 am in US (Pacific), it lands at 2:30 pm in UK and 10:30 pm in Singapore; then 1:30 pm in UK and 9:30 pm in Singapore; then 2:30 pm in UK and 9:30 pm in Singapore; then 1:30 pm in UK and 9:30 pm in Singapore over the year, as each place changes its clocks on its own date.

Pages for these places

More meetings across three places

Something wrong or missing here? Send feedback