Meeting time

Best time to meet: Auckland and San Diego

Auckland is 21 hours ahead of San Diego right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours: 9 AM to 2 PM in Auckland, which is 12 PM to 5 PM in San Diego. The easiest time to meet is 10:30 AM in Auckland (1:30 PM in San Diego).

Wed 5:00 AMAuckland · New Zealand Daylight TimeTue 8:00 AMSan Diego · Pacific Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 11, 2026, Auckland time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

AucklandSan Diego
6 AM9 AM day beforeSan Diego at work
7 AM10 AM day beforeSan Diego at work
8 AM11 AM day beforeSan Diego at work
9 AM12 PM day beforeBoth at work
10 AM1 PM day beforeBoth at work
11 AM2 PM day beforeBoth at work
12 PM3 PM day beforeBoth at work
1 PM4 PM day beforeBoth at work
2 PM5 PM day beforeAuckland at work
3 PM6 PM day beforeAuckland at work
4 PM7 PM day beforeAuckland at work
5 PM8 PM day beforeBoth off
6 PM9 PM day beforeBoth off
7 PM10 PM day beforeBoth off
8 PM11 PM day beforeBoth off
9 PM12 AMBoth off
10 PM1 AMBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesAuckland isBoth at work (Auckland time)Easiest (Auckland / San Diego)
Now to March 14, 202721 hours ahead9 AM–2 PM (5 hours)10:30 AM / 1:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in San Diego go forward
20 hours ahead9 AM–1 PM (4 hours)10 AM / 2 PM
April 4, 2027 to September 26, 2027
clocks in Auckland go back
19 hours ahead9 AM–12 PM (3 hours)10 AM / 3 PM
September 26, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Auckland go forward
20 hours ahead9 AM–1 PM (4 hours)10 AM / 2 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Diego go back
21 hours ahead9 AM–2 PM (5 hours)10:30 AM / 1:30 PM

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 Auckland?
12 PM in San Diego, the day before, while Auckland is 21 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Auckland and San Diego?
10:30 AM in Auckland, which is 1:30 PM in San Diego. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 2 PM Auckland time.
Does the time difference between Auckland 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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