Meeting time

Best time to meet: Boston and Kuala Lumpur

Boston is 13 hours behind Kuala Lumpur right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 6 PM in Boston, which is 7 AM in Kuala Lumpur — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 10:58 AMBoston · Eastern Standard TimeTue 11:58 PMKuala Lumpur · Malaysia Time

Hour by hour

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

BostonKuala Lumpur
6 AM7 PMBoth off
7 AM8 PMBoth off
8 AM9 PMBoth off
9 AM10 PMBoston at work
10 AM11 PMBoston at work
11 AM12 AM next dayBoston at work
12 PM1 AM next dayBoston at work
1 PM2 AM next dayBoston at work
2 PM3 AM next dayBoston at work
3 PM4 AM next dayBoston at work
4 PM5 AM next dayBoston at work
5 PM6 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM7 AM next dayEasiest time
7 PM8 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM9 AM next dayKuala Lumpur at work
9 PM10 AM next dayKuala Lumpur at work
10 PM11 AM next dayKuala Lumpur at work

When the clocks change

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

DatesBoston isBoth at work (Boston time)Easiest (Boston / Kuala Lumpur)
Now to March 14, 202713 hours behindNone6 PM / 7 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Boston go forward
12 hours behindNone6:30 AM / 6:30 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Boston go back
13 hours behindNone6 PM / 7 AM

Boston keeps the same clock as New York; Kuala Lumpur keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Kuala Lumpur when it is 9 AM in Boston?
10 PM in Kuala Lumpur, while Boston is 13 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Boston and Kuala Lumpur?
6 PM in Boston, which is 7 AM in Kuala Lumpur. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Boston and Kuala Lumpur 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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