Best overlap: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Paris is 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in San Francisco.
Your shared working hours run 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Paris (8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in San Francisco). Just 1 hour of shared hours means there's little margin — set 5:00 PM in Paris (8:00 AM in San Francisco) and start promptly.
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