Question 1

What time zone is the Philippines in?

Accepted Answer

Manila is on UTC+8 all year, with no daylight saving. A New York 9-to-5 is 10pm–6am there in January and 9pm–5am in July, when New York is on daylight saving time. A London 9-to-5 is 5pm–1am there in January.

Question 2

What time zone is Colombia in?

Accepted Answer

Bogotá is on UTC-5 all year, with no daylight saving. A New York 9-to-5 is 9am–5pm there in January and 8am–4pm in July, when New York is on daylight saving time. A London 9-to-5 is 4am–12pm there in January.

Question 3

What time zone is Mexico in?

Accepted Answer

Mexico City is on UTC-6 all year, with no daylight saving. A New York 9-to-5 is 8am–4pm there in January and 7am–3pm in July, when New York is on daylight saving time. A London 9-to-5 is 3am–11am there in January.

Question 4

What time zone is Kenya in?

Accepted Answer

Nairobi is on UTC+3 all year, with no daylight saving. A New York 9-to-5 is 5pm–1am there in January and 4pm–12am in July, when New York is on daylight saving time. A London 9-to-5 is 12pm–8pm there in January.

Question 5

What time zone is Nigeria in?

Accepted Answer

Lagos is on UTC+1 all year, with no daylight saving. A New York 9-to-5 is 3pm–11pm there in January and 2pm–10pm in July, when New York is on daylight saving time. A London 9-to-5 is 10am–6pm there in January.

Question 6

What time zone is South Africa in?

Accepted Answer

Johannesburg is on UTC+2 all year, with no daylight saving. A New York 9-to-5 is 4pm–12am there in January and 3pm–11pm in July, when New York is on daylight saving time. A London 9-to-5 is 11am–7pm there in January.

Question 7

What time zone is India in?

Accepted Answer

Mumbai is on UTC+5:30 all year, with no daylight saving. A New York 9-to-5 is 7:30pm–3:30am there in January and 6:30pm–2:30am in July, when New York is on daylight saving time. A London 9-to-5 is 2:30pm–10:30pm there in January.

Question 8

Does the calculator count daylight saving time?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every offset comes from the IANA time zone database for the date you pick, so the overlap changes when the US, UK or Australia move their clocks and the other place doesn't.

Question 9

What if there's no overlap at all?

Accepted Answer

Then one side shifts its hours. For a US 9-to-5, a hire in Manila would work a night shift, and you can set their hours that way in the calculator to check it. Every StaffPick profile shows which business hours the person covers.

Question 10

Is anything I enter saved?

Accepted Answer

No. It runs in your browser. The places you pick are kept only in the page address, so you can share the link.

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