Meeting time

Best time to meet: Rome and Philadelphia

Rome is 6 hours ahead of Philadelphia right now. Their working days overlap for 2 hours: 3 PM to 5 PM in Rome, which is 9 AM to 11 AM in Philadelphia. The easiest time to meet is 4 PM in Rome (10 AM in Philadelphia).

Tue 4:58 PMRome · Central European Standard TimeTue 10:58 AMPhiladelphia · Eastern Standard Time

Hour by hour

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

RomePhiladelphia
6 AM12 AMBoth off
7 AM1 AMBoth off
8 AM2 AMBoth off
9 AM3 AMRome at work
10 AM4 AMRome at work
11 AM5 AMRome at work
12 PM6 AMRome at work
1 PM7 AMRome at work
2 PM8 AMRome at work
3 PM9 AMBoth at work
4 PM10 AMEasiest time
5 PM11 AMPhiladelphia at work
6 PM12 PMPhiladelphia at work
7 PM1 PMPhiladelphia at work
8 PM2 PMPhiladelphia at work
9 PM3 PMPhiladelphia at work
10 PM4 PMPhiladelphia at work

When the clocks change

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

DatesRome isBoth at work (Rome time)Easiest (Rome / Philadelphia)
Now to March 14, 20276 hours ahead3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
March 14, 2027 to March 28, 2027
clocks in Philadelphia go forward
5 hours ahead2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM
March 28, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Rome go forward
6 hours ahead3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM
October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Rome go back
5 hours ahead2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Philadelphia go back
6 hours ahead3 PM–5 PM (2 hours)4 PM / 10 AM

Rome keeps the same clock as Berlin; Philadelphia keeps the same clock as New York.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Philadelphia when it is 9 AM in Rome?
3 AM in Philadelphia, while Rome is 6 hours ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Rome and Philadelphia?
4 PM in Rome, which is 10 AM in Philadelphia. Both cities are at work from 3 PM to 5 PM Rome time.
Does the time difference between Rome and Philadelphia change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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