Meeting time

Best time to meet: Istanbul and San Diego

Istanbul is 11 hours ahead of San Diego right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 6 PM in Istanbul, which is 7 AM in San Diego — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 7:00 PMIstanbul · Türkiye Standard TimeTue 8:00 AMSan Diego · Pacific Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

IstanbulSan Diego
6 AM7 PM day beforeBoth off
7 AM8 PM day beforeBoth off
8 AM9 PM day beforeBoth off
9 AM10 PM day beforeIstanbul at work
10 AM11 PM day beforeIstanbul at work
11 AM12 AMIstanbul at work
12 PM1 AMIstanbul at work
1 PM2 AMIstanbul at work
2 PM3 AMIstanbul at work
3 PM4 AMIstanbul at work
4 PM5 AMIstanbul at work
5 PM6 AMBoth off
6 PM7 AMEasiest time
7 PM8 AMBoth off
8 PM9 AMSan Diego at work
9 PM10 AMSan Diego at work
10 PM11 AMSan Diego at work

When the clocks change

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

DatesIstanbul isBoth at work (Istanbul time)Easiest (Istanbul / San Diego)
Now to March 14, 202711 hours aheadNone6 PM / 7 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in San Diego go forward
10 hours aheadNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Diego go back
11 hours aheadNone6 PM / 7 AM

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 Istanbul?
10 PM in San Diego, the day before, while Istanbul is 11 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Istanbul and San Diego?
6 PM in Istanbul, which is 7 AM in San Diego. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Istanbul 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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