Shared working hours

Time Zone Meeting Planner

Compare the same meeting in several cities and find times that keep more people inside their working day.

2 of 4 locations inside working hours

U.S. Eastern at 09:00

2026-09-14, 60 minutes

Local times

U.S. Eastern

09:00

Mon, 2026-09-14GMT-4

Work hours

London

14:00

Mon, 2026-09-14GMT+1

Work hours

China

21:00

Mon, 2026-09-14GMT+8

Outside hours

Japan

22:00

Mon, 2026-09-14GMT+9

Outside hours

Better times on 2026-09-14

Ranked by the number of locations within 09:00-17:00, then by the smallest out-of-hours distance.

Meeting-time method

Compare local dates, not just clock numbers

A useful meeting time must survive three checks: the selected instant exists, every attendee sees the expected local date, and the full meeting stays inside acceptable hours. Named time zones make those checks date-aware.

  1. 1. Fix the date

    Daylight-saving offsets depend on the calendar date. The same New York and London clock times can be four or five hours apart in different weeks.

  2. 2. Check midnight

    A late meeting in the source zone may already be tomorrow elsewhere. Each result shows its own weekday and date so that boundary is visible.

  3. 3. Score the duration

    The planner evaluates the whole meeting, not only its start. A 60-minute call beginning at the end of the workday is therefore marked outside working hours.

Does this planner account for daylight saving time?

Yes. It uses the selected date and named time zones, so seasonal clock changes are included instead of assuming a fixed UTC offset.

What if a local time does not exist?

During a spring clock change, some local times are skipped. The planner flags that case and asks you to choose a valid time rather than silently moving the meeting.

Seasonal offsets

Offsets are calculated for the selected date. New York, London, Sydney, and other locations can change clocks on different weekends.

Working-hour score

A location counts as a fit only when the full meeting stays inside the selected eight-hour window on one local calendar day.

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