There is no standard 8-to-6 overlap. Someone joins early or late.
Cape Town and Portland have no natural overlap. The 10-hour gap is simply too large for regular working hours to meet. Treat the handoff like a relay — Portland wraps up and leaves notes for Cape Town to pick up as their day begins. Bear in mind Portland shifts for daylight saving while Cape Town stays fixed — recheck these hours after each clock change.
| Local time | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
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Cape Town Africa/Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland America/Los Angeles |
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