Best overlap: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Sydney is 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Dallas.
Target 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Sydney, which lands at 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM for the Dallas side. With only around 1 hour of shared time, be precise — book 8:00 AM in Sydney (5:00 PM in Dallas) and you'll catch both teams. The date rolls over between them: Dallas is on the previous day relative to Sydney during these hours.
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