Teams spread across India, the US and Australia can be up to 19 hours apart. Finding the hours everyone is at work, and planning around daylight saving, makes remote work much easier.
Here's how the main cities line up and when the gaps change.
Time differences from India
| City | Mid-year | Around December |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 9.5 hours behind | 10.5 hours behind |
| San Francisco, LA | 12.5 hours behind | 13.5 hours behind |
| Sydney, Melbourne | 4.5 hours ahead | 5.5 hours ahead |
| Brisbane | 4.5 hours ahead | 4.5 hours ahead |
| Perth | 2.5 hours ahead | 2.5 hours ahead |
Common overlaps in November
- India and Perth (9 to 6 and 9 to 5): 5.5 hours, 9 am to 2:30 pm IST.
- India and Sydney: 2.5 hours, 9 to 11:30 am IST.
- Sydney and Los Angeles: 3 hours, Sydney 9 am to noon, LA 2 to 5 pm the day before.
- India, Sydney and LA together: none in standard hours. With India starting at 7 am and LA working until 9 pm, there are 3.5 hours: 7 to 10:30 am IST.
For India and the US only, the IST to US overlap calculator shows each US time zone.
How to use this calculator
- Pick a date.
- Choose two or three locations.
- Enter each team's working hours.
FAQs
What time is 9 am in Sydney in India?
3:30 am IST from October to early April (daylight saving) and 4:30 am the rest of the year.
Can India, the US and Australia all meet?
Only with someone working early or late. US evenings line up with Australian mornings, which are early morning in India.
Which Australian states don't use daylight saving?
Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
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