Meeting time

Best time to meet: Bangkok and San Diego

Bangkok is 15 hours ahead of San Diego right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8 AM in Bangkok, which is 5 PM in San Diego — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 11:00 PMBangkok · Indochina TimeTue 8:00 AMSan Diego · Pacific Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

BangkokSan Diego
6 AM3 PM day beforeSan Diego at work
7 AM4 PM day beforeSan Diego at work
8 AM5 PM day beforeEasiest time
9 AM6 PM day beforeBangkok at work
10 AM7 PM day beforeBangkok at work
11 AM8 PM day beforeBangkok at work
12 PM9 PM day beforeBangkok at work
1 PM10 PM day beforeBangkok at work
2 PM11 PM day beforeBangkok at work
3 PM12 AMBangkok at work
4 PM1 AMBangkok at work
5 PM2 AMBoth off
6 PM3 AMBoth off
7 PM4 AMBoth off
8 PM5 AMBoth off
9 PM6 AMBoth off
10 PM7 AMBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesBangkok isBoth at work (Bangkok time)Easiest (Bangkok / San Diego)
Now to March 14, 202715 hours aheadNone8 AM / 5 PM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in San Diego go forward
14 hours aheadNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Diego go back
15 hours aheadNone8 AM / 5 PM

Bangkok keeps the same clock as Jakarta; 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 Bangkok?
6 PM in San Diego, the day before, while Bangkok is 15 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Bangkok and San Diego?
8 AM in Bangkok, which is 5 PM in San Diego. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Bangkok and San Diego change during the year?
Yes — it changes 2 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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