Best overlap: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Washington, D.C. is 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Berlin.
The hours that work for both Washington, D.C. and Berlin are 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Washington, D.C.) and 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Berlin). With about 4 hours of overlap, there's comfortable room for a daily stand-up — 8:00 AM in Washington, D.C. / 2:00 PM in Berlin works well.
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