Best time to meet between San Francisco and Sydney
Sydney is 17 hours ahead of San Francisco on 31 July 2026. Their standard working days overlap by 1 hours.
- San Francisco
- UTC-7
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sydney
- UTC+10
- Australia/Sydney
- Shared working hours
- 1 hours
- at 9:00–17:00 each
Participants
Best meeting slots
Local timelines — Fri, Jul 31
Each row is one person's 24h day, aligned to the same instants. Times are labelled in each person's own timezone.
Best meeting times
Ranked for Friday, 31 July 2026, assuming each person is available 9:00–17:00 in their own local time. Change the date or the hours in the planner above and the ranking updates live.
These cities share 1 hours of overlapping working time, so at least one slot works for everyone with nobody taking an off-hours call.
| # | San Francisco | Sydney | Tradeoff | Fairness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:00 PM Fri | 9:00 AM Sat | Everyone available | Everyone comfortable |
| 2 | 4:30 PM Fri | 9:30 AM Sat | Everyone available | Everyone comfortable |
| 3 | 5:00 PM Fri | 10:00 AM Sat | Everyone available | Everyone comfortable |
| 4 | 3:30 PM Fri | 8:30 AM Sat | In hours for San Francisco, early morning for Sydney | Shared discomfort |
| 5 | 5:30 PM Fri | 10:30 AM Sat | Evening for San Francisco, in hours for Sydney | Shared discomfort |
The full day, side by side
Each row is one person's Friday, in their own local time. Aligned vertically, so any column is the same moment everywhere.
Solid blocks are working hours; faded blocks are outside them. Colours follow the local time of day.
Daylight saving between San Francisco and Sydney
The gap is not fixed: it moves between 17 hours and 19 hours across the year, because the two cities switch to daylight saving on different dates. A time that worked in March can be an hour off in April — the planner uses each city's IANA rules for the exact date you pick, so it stays correct through the switch.
Questions about San Francisco ↔ Sydney meetings
- What is the time difference between San Francisco and Sydney?
- On 31 July 2026 the gap is 17 hours, with Sydney ahead of San Francisco. Across the year it moves between 17 hours and 19 hours because of daylight saving.
- Do San Francisco and Sydney have overlapping working hours?
- Yes — 1 hours overlap if both sides work 9:00 to 17:00 local time. That window is where the top-ranked slots on this page come from.
- Does this account for daylight saving?
- The gap is not fixed: it moves between 17 hours and 19 hours across the year, because the two cities switch to daylight saving on different dates. A time that worked in March can be an hour off in April — the planner uses each city's IANA rules for the exact date you pick, so it stays correct through the switch.
- Can I add more people or change the working hours?
- Yes. The planner on this page starts with San Francisco and Sydney on 9:00–17:00, and you can change either city's hours, pick a different date, or add up to eight participants. Nothing is sent to a server.
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