Meeting time

Best time to meet: Seattle and Auckland

Seattle is 21 hours behind Auckland right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours: 12 PM to 5 PM in Seattle, which is 9 AM to 2 PM in Auckland. The easiest time to meet is 1:30 PM in Seattle (10:30 AM in Auckland).

Tue 7:57 AMSeattle · Pacific Standard TimeWed 4:57 AMAuckland · New Zealand Daylight Time

Hour by hour

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

SeattleAuckland
6 AM3 AM next dayBoth off
7 AM4 AM next dayBoth off
8 AM5 AM next dayBoth off
9 AM6 AM next daySeattle at work
10 AM7 AM next daySeattle at work
11 AM8 AM next daySeattle at work
12 PM9 AM next dayBoth at work
1 PM10 AM next dayBoth at work
2 PM11 AM next dayBoth at work
3 PM12 PM next dayBoth at work
4 PM1 PM next dayBoth at work
5 PM2 PM next dayAuckland at work
6 PM3 PM next dayAuckland at work
7 PM4 PM next dayAuckland at work
8 PM5 PM next dayBoth off
9 PM6 PM next dayBoth off
10 PM7 PM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

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

DatesSeattle isBoth at work (Seattle time)Easiest (Seattle / Auckland)
Now to March 14, 202721 hours behind12 PM–5 PM (5 hours)1:30 PM / 10:30 AM
March 14, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in Seattle go forward
20 hours behind1 PM–5 PM (4 hours)2 PM / 10 AM
April 4, 2027 to September 26, 2027
clocks in Auckland go back
19 hours behind2 PM–5 PM (3 hours)3 PM / 10 AM
September 26, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Auckland go forward
20 hours behind1 PM–5 PM (4 hours)2 PM / 10 AM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Seattle go back
21 hours behind12 PM–5 PM (5 hours)1:30 PM / 10:30 AM

Seattle keeps the same clock as San Francisco.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Auckland when it is 9 AM in Seattle?
6 AM in Auckland, the next day, while Seattle is 21 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Seattle and Auckland?
1:30 PM in Seattle, which is 10:30 AM in Auckland. Both cities are at work from 12 PM to 5 PM Seattle time.
Does the time difference between Seattle and Auckland 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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