There is no standard 8-to-6 overlap. Someone joins early or late.
An 11-hour difference puts Santiago and Perth out of sync — when one team is mid-morning, the other is fast asleep. Consider rotating the inconvenience: one week Santiago takes the early call, the next week Perth does. Keep an eye on the calendar — Santiago observes daylight saving and Perth 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 |
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Perth Australia/Perth |
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. -