Best overlap: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Philadelphia is 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM in San Francisco.
Your window to reach both cities is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Philadelphia, which converts to 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM in San Francisco. 7 hours of shared hours is more than enough — slot meetings wherever they're most convenient for the people involved.
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