Best Meeting Times Between US and Japan Teams (2026)
8 AM Tokyo is 4 PM in Los Angeles the day before. West Coast afternoon windows, the East Coast dead zone, and why the Philippines slot is an hour off. -
Best overlap: 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Phoenix is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Santiago.
If you set up a recurring sync, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Phoenix (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Santiago) is the natural home for it. Because you share 6 hours of the workday, there's no need to compromise; book the time that suits the meeting, not the map. Keep an eye on the calendar — Santiago observes daylight saving and Phoenix doesn't, which nudges this window by an hour twice a year.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix America/Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santiago America/Santiago |
8 AM Tokyo is 4 PM in Los Angeles the day before. West Coast afternoon windows, the East Coast dead zone, and why the Philippines slot is an hour off. -