Stop Doing Math Before Meetings: The Ultimate Guide to Managing Global Time Zones
Mental gymnastics to figure out what time it is in Tokyo? You're doing it wrong. Here's why your team needs a visual time zone board, not a calculator. -
Both offices are open during 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Seattle time, which is 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Tokyo. The window is short at 2 hours, so keep meetings tight and anchored to 4:00 PM in Seattle (8:00 AM in Tokyo). The two cities aren't on the same date during this window — Tokyo runs the next day from Seattle. Heads up: because Seattle changes its clocks and Tokyo doesn't, the difference moves by an hour twice a year. Confirm the overlap around the DST switch. To edit hours, add more timezones, and share with your team, create a free collaborative board.
| UTC (GMT+0) | 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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| Seattle America/Los Angeles | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | Previous Day 11pm | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | |
| Tokyo Asia/Tokyo | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | Next Day 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am |
Mental gymnastics to figure out what time it is in Tokyo? You're doing it wrong. Here's why your team needs a visual time zone board, not a calculator. -
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