Meeting time

Best time to meet: Seattle and Philadelphia

Seattle is 3 hours behind Philadelphia right now. Their working days overlap for 5 hours: 9 AM to 2 PM in Seattle, which is 12 PM to 5 PM in Philadelphia. The easiest time to meet is 10:30 AM in Seattle (1:30 PM in Philadelphia).

Tue 7:57 AMSeattle · Pacific Standard TimeTue 10:57 AMPhiladelphia · Eastern Standard 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.

SeattlePhiladelphia
6 AM9 AMPhiladelphia at work
7 AM10 AMPhiladelphia at work
8 AM11 AMPhiladelphia at work
9 AM12 PMBoth at work
10 AM1 PMBoth at work
11 AM2 PMBoth at work
12 PM3 PMBoth at work
1 PM4 PMBoth at work
2 PM5 PMSeattle at work
3 PM6 PMSeattle at work
4 PM7 PMSeattle at work
5 PM8 PMBoth off
6 PM9 PMBoth off
7 PM10 PMBoth off
8 PM11 PMBoth off
9 PM12 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM1 AM 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 / Philadelphia)
Now to March 14, 20273 hours behind9 AM–2 PM (5 hours)10:30 AM / 1:30 PM
March 14, 2027 to March 14, 2027
clocks in Philadelphia go forward
4 hours behind9 AM–1 PM (4 hours)10 AM / 2 PM
March 14, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Seattle go forward
3 hours behind9 AM–2 PM (5 hours)10:30 AM / 1:30 PM
November 7, 2027 to November 7, 2027
clocks in Philadelphia go back
2 hours behind9 AM–3 PM (6 hours)11:30 AM / 1:30 PM
November 7, 2027 onward
clocks in Seattle go back
3 hours behind9 AM–2 PM (5 hours)10:30 AM / 1:30 PM

Seattle keeps the same clock as San Francisco; Philadelphia keeps the same clock as New York.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Philadelphia when it is 9 AM in Seattle?
12 PM in Philadelphia, while Seattle is 3 hours behind.
When is the best time for a call between Seattle and Philadelphia?
10:30 AM in Seattle, which is 1:30 PM in Philadelphia. Both cities are at work from 9 AM to 2 PM Seattle time.
Does the time difference between Seattle 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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