Meeting time

Best time to meet: Athens and San Diego

Athens is 10 hours ahead of San Diego right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 5:30 PM in Athens, which is 7:30 AM in San Diego — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 5:59 PMAthens · Eastern European Standard TimeTue 7:59 AMSan Diego · Pacific Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Athens time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

AthensSan Diego
6 AM8 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM9 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM10 PM day beforeBoth off
9 AM11 PM day beforeAthens at work
10 AM12 AMAthens at work
11 AM1 AMAthens at work
12 PM2 AMAthens at work
1 PM3 AMAthens at work
2 PM4 AMAthens at work
3 PM5 AMAthens at work
4 PM6 AMAthens at work
5 PM7 AMBoth off
6 PM8 AMBoth off
7 PM9 AMSan Diego at work
8 PM10 AMSan Diego at work
9 PM11 AMSan Diego at work
10 PM12 PMSan Diego at work

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesAthens isBoth at work (Athens time)Easiest (Athens / San Diego)
Now to March 14, 202710 hours aheadNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to March 28, 2027
clocks in San Diego go forward
9 hours aheadNone5 PM / 8 AM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Athens go forward
10 hours aheadNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Athens go back
9 hours aheadNone5 PM / 8 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Diego go back
10 hours aheadNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM

Athens keeps the same clock as Helsinki; San Diego keeps the same clock as San Francisco.

Questions people ask

What time is it in San Diego when it is 9 AM in Athens?
11 PM in San Diego, the day before, while Athens is 10 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Athens and San Diego?
5:30 PM in Athens, which is 7:30 AM in San Diego. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Athens and San Diego change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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