Meeting time

Best time to meet: Phoenix and San Diego

Phoenix is 1 hour ahead of San Diego right now. Their working days overlap for 7 hours: 10 AM to 5 PM in Phoenix, which is 9 AM to 4 PM in San Diego. The easiest time to meet is 11 AM in Phoenix (10 AM in San Diego).

Tue 8:57 AMPhoenix · Mountain Standard TimeTue 7:57 AMSan Diego · Pacific Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

PhoenixSan Diego
6 AM5 AMBoth off
7 AM6 AMBoth off
8 AM7 AMBoth off
9 AM8 AMPhoenix at work
10 AM9 AMBoth at work
11 AM10 AMEasiest time
12 PM11 AMBoth at work
1 PM12 PMBoth at work
2 PM1 PMBoth at work
3 PM2 PMBoth at work
4 PM3 PMBoth at work
5 PM4 PMSan Diego at work
6 PM5 PMBoth off
7 PM6 PMBoth off
8 PM7 PMBoth off
9 PM8 PMBoth off
10 PM9 PMBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesPhoenix isBoth at work (Phoenix time)Easiest (Phoenix / San Diego)
Now to March 14, 20271 hour ahead10 AM–5 PM (7 hours)11 AM / 10 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in San Diego go forward
the same time9 AM–5 PM (8 hours)10 AM / 10 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Diego go back
1 hour ahead10 AM–5 PM (7 hours)11 AM / 10 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 Phoenix?
8 AM in San Diego, while Phoenix is 1 hour ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Phoenix and San Diego?
11 AM in Phoenix, which is 10 AM in San Diego. Both cities are at work from 10 AM to 5 PM Phoenix time.
Does the time difference between Phoenix 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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