Meeting time

Best time to meet: San Francisco and Tel Aviv

San Francisco is 10 hours behind Tel Aviv right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 7:30 AM in San Francisco, which is 5:30 PM in Tel Aviv — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 7:59 AMSan Francisco · Pacific Standard TimeTue 5:59 PMTel Aviv · Israel Standard Time

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 FranciscoTel Aviv
6 AM4 PMTel Aviv at work
7 AM5 PMBoth off
8 AM6 PMBoth off
9 AM7 PMSan Francisco at work
10 AM8 PMSan Francisco at work
11 AM9 PMSan Francisco at work
12 PM10 PMSan Francisco at work
1 PM11 PMSan Francisco at work
2 PM12 AM next daySan Francisco at work
3 PM1 AM next daySan Francisco at work
4 PM2 AM next daySan Francisco at work
5 PM3 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM4 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM5 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM6 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM7 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM8 AM next dayBoth off

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 / Tel Aviv)
Now to March 14, 202710 hours behindNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to March 26, 2027
clocks in San Francisco go forward
9 hours behindNone8 AM / 5 PM
March 26, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Tel Aviv go forward
10 hours behindNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM
October 31, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Tel Aviv go back
9 hours behindNone8 AM / 5 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in San Francisco go back
10 hours behindNone7:30 AM / 5:30 PM

Which days work

Tel Aviv works Sunday to Thursday and San Francisco works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Tel Aviv's weekend, and a Sunday one on San Francisco's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Tel Aviv when it is 9 AM in San Francisco?
7 PM in Tel Aviv, while San Francisco is 10 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between San Francisco and Tel Aviv?
7:30 AM in San Francisco, which is 5:30 PM in Tel Aviv. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between San Francisco and Tel Aviv 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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