Meeting time
Best time to meet: Chennai and Honolulu
Chennai is 15 hours 30 minutes ahead of Honolulu right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8:30 AM in Chennai, which is 5 PM in Honolulu — one of you starts early or stays late.
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Chennai time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Chennai | Honolulu | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 2:30 PM day before | Honolulu at work |
| 7 AM | 3:30 PM day before | Honolulu at work |
| 8 AM | 4:30 PM day before | Honolulu at work |
| 9 AM | 5:30 PM day before | Chennai at work |
| 10 AM | 6:30 PM day before | Chennai at work |
| 11 AM | 7:30 PM day before | Chennai at work |
| 12 PM | 8:30 PM day before | Chennai at work |
| 1 PM | 9:30 PM day before | Chennai at work |
| 2 PM | 10:30 PM day before | Chennai at work |
| 3 PM | 11:30 PM day before | Chennai at work |
| 4 PM | 12:30 AM | Chennai at work |
| 5 PM | 1:30 AM | Both off |
| 6 PM | 2:30 AM | Both off |
| 7 PM | 3:30 AM | Both off |
| 8 PM | 4:30 AM | Both off |
| 9 PM | 5:30 AM | Both off |
| 10 PM | 6:30 AM | Both off |
All year
The gap between Chennai and Honolulu does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.
Chennai keeps the same clock as Bangalore.
Questions people ask
5:30 PM in Honolulu, the day before, while Chennai is 15 hours 30 minutes ahead.
8:30 AM in Chennai, which is 5 PM in Honolulu. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
No. It stays 15 hours 30 minutes all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.
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