Best Meeting Times Between US and India Teams (2026): IST to EST, CST, and PST Overlap Guide
The only cheat sheet you need for scheduling with an India team. Exact IST to EST, CST, and PST overlap windows, DST traps, and a fair rotation playbook. -
Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago live on different parts of the day. With 12 hours between them, standard working hours simply don't meet. Make the most of handoffs — end-of-day in one city becomes start-of-day in the other, so pass work along rather than meeting live. Note that Chicago follows daylight saving while Ho Chi Minh City stays put, so the times above drift by an hour seasonally. To edit hours, add more timezones, and share with your team, create a free collaborative board.
| UTC (GMT+0) | 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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| Ho Chi Minh City Asia/Ho Chi Minh | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | Next Day 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | |
| Chicago America/Chicago | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | Previous Day 11pm | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm |
The only cheat sheet you need for scheduling with an India team. Exact IST to EST, CST, and PST overlap windows, DST traps, and a fair rotation playbook. -