Make sense of time zones
Practical answers for a connected world.
How Daylight Saving Time Works Around the World
Understand skipped hours, repeated hours and different clock-change dates before your next international meeting.
TIME ZONE BASICSUTC vs GMT: What’s the Difference?
Learn when UTC and GMT mean the same clock reading, why London is not always on GMT and how to write a clear timestamp.
WORKING TOGETHERBetter Meeting Times Between the US and Asia
Compare realistic US–Asia meeting windows and share the inconvenience when a nine-to-five overlap is impossible.
WORKING TOGETHERHow to Schedule Meetings Between the US and Europe
Find useful morning-to-afternoon overlaps and avoid the weeks when American and European clock changes do not align.
TIME ZONE BASICSWhy India and Nepal Have 30- and 45-Minute Offsets
Convert fractional time zones accurately, from India and Nepal to Adelaide, without rounding away the minutes.
TIME ZONE BASICSTime Zone Abbreviations: EST, PST, KST, IST and More
Decode common abbreviations, distinguish fixed offsets from city time zones and avoid CST, IST and PST ambiguity.
WORKING TOGETHERHow to Work Remotely Across Time Zones
Design a practical mix of overlap hours, asynchronous handoffs and fair meeting rotation for a distributed team.
THE CLOCK CHANGESouthern Hemisphere DST: Sydney’s October Clock Change
Follow Australia and New Zealand through opposite seasons and see why Sydney’s difference from New York changes twice over.