Meeting time

Best time to meet: San Francisco and Bangkok

San Francisco is 15 hours behind Bangkok right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 5 PM in San Francisco, which is 8 AM in Bangkok — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 8:00 AMSan Francisco · Pacific Standard TimeTue 11:00 PMBangkok · Indochina Time
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Hour by hour

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

San FranciscoBangkok
6 AM9 PMBoth off
7 AM10 PMBoth off
8 AM11 PMBoth off
9 AM12 AM next daySan Francisco at work
10 AM1 AM next daySan Francisco at work
11 AM2 AM next daySan Francisco at work
12 PM3 AM next daySan Francisco at work
1 PM4 AM next daySan Francisco at work
2 PM5 AM next daySan Francisco at work
3 PM6 AM next daySan Francisco at work
4 PM7 AM next daySan Francisco at work
5 PM8 AM next dayEasiest time
6 PM9 AM next dayBangkok at work
7 PM10 AM next dayBangkok at work
8 PM11 AM next dayBangkok at work
9 PM12 PM next dayBangkok at work
10 PM1 PM next dayBangkok at work

When the clocks change

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

DatesSan Francisco isBoth at work (San Francisco time)Easiest (San Francisco / Bangkok)
Now to March 14, 202715 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in San Francisco go forward		14 hours behindNone5:30 PM / 7:30 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Francisco go back		15 hours behindNone5 PM / 8 AM

Bangkok keeps the same clock as Jakarta.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Bangkok when it is 9 AM in San Francisco?
12 AM in Bangkok, the next day, while San Francisco is 15 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between San Francisco and Bangkok?
5 PM in San Francisco, which is 8 AM in Bangkok. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between San Francisco and Bangkok 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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