There is no standard 8-to-6 overlap. Someone joins early or late.
A 14-hour difference puts Ho Chi Minh City and Los Angeles out of sync — when one team is mid-morning, the other is fast asleep. Consider rotating the inconvenience: one week Ho Chi Minh City takes the early call, the next week Los Angeles does. Because Los Angeles and Ho Chi Minh City don't both observe daylight saving, plan to re-check the overlap around March and November.
| 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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Los Angeles America/Los Angeles |
The Philippines sits 12 to 16 hours ahead of the US and never changes its clocks. Exact overlap windows for every US coast, the tomorrow problem, and a rotation rule that works for product and BPO teams. -
The US to Australia gap runs 14 to 19 hours depending on the month, and someone is always in tomorrow. Exact overlap windows for every US coast, the double-DST trap, and a rotation rule that keeps it fair. -