Meeting time

Best time to meet: Houston and Taipei

Houston is 14 hours behind Taipei right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 5:30 PM in Houston, which is 7:30 AM in Taipei — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 9:58 AMHouston · Central Standard TimeTue 11:58 PMTaipei · Taiwan Standard Time
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Hour by hour

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

HoustonTaipei
6 AM8 PMBoth off
7 AM9 PMBoth off
8 AM10 PMBoth off
9 AM11 PMHouston at work
10 AM12 AM next dayHouston at work
11 AM1 AM next dayHouston at work
12 PM2 AM next dayHouston at work
1 PM3 AM next dayHouston at work
2 PM4 AM next dayHouston at work
3 PM5 AM next dayHouston at work
4 PM6 AM next dayHouston at work
5 PM7 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM8 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM9 AM next dayTaipei at work
8 PM10 AM next dayTaipei at work
9 PM11 AM next dayTaipei at work
10 PM12 PM next dayTaipei at work

When the clocks change

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

DatesHouston isBoth at work (Houston time)Easiest (Houston / Taipei)
Now to March 14, 202714 hours behindNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Houston go forward		13 hours behindNone6 PM / 7 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Houston go back		14 hours behindNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM

Houston keeps the same clock as Chicago; Taipei keeps the same clock as Singapore.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Taipei when it is 9 AM in Houston?
11 PM in Taipei, while Houston is 14 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Houston and Taipei?
5:30 PM in Houston, which is 7:30 AM in Taipei. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Houston and Taipei 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.

More cities

New York and Houston7 hours of shared working day · meet at 11 AM New York timeLondon and Houston2 hours of shared working day · meet at 4 PM London timeSan Francisco and Houston6 hours of shared working day · meet at 11:30 AM San Francisco timeLos Angeles and Houston6 hours of shared working day · meet at 11:30 AM Los Angeles timeBangalore and HoustonNo shared working hours · fairest at 6:30 PM Bangalore timeSingapore and HoustonNo shared working hours · fairest at 7:30 AM Singapore timeNew York and TaipeiNo shared working hours · fairest at 6 PM New York timeLondon and TaipeiNo shared working hours · fairest at 8:30 AM London timeSydney and Houston1 hour of shared working day · meet at 9 AM Sydney timeTokyo and HoustonNo shared working hours · fairest at 8 AM Tokyo timeBerlin and Houston1 hour of shared working day · meet at 4 PM Berlin timeParis and Houston1 hour of shared working day · meet at 4 PM Paris time

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