US East + Europe + India Meeting Time

Find the best meeting time for teams across Berlin, New York, and Mumbai. See work hour overlap and ranked time slots.

The CET-EST-IST triangle connects continental Europe (Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris), the US East Coast, and India — the backbone of outsourced engineering and multinational product teams. The 10.5-hour spread from EST to IST compresses usable three-way overlap to roughly 1.5 hours. Unlike the similar EST-GMT-IST corridor, CET is one hour ahead of London, which shifts the sweet spot later for India.

Time Zone Overview

Central European Time (CET)

CET UTC+1 / UTC+2

Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt

Eastern Time (ET)

ET UTC-5 / UTC-4

New York, Miami, Atlanta

India Standard Time (IST)

IST UTC+5:30

Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore

Work Hours Overlap

Visual timeline showing 9 AM -- 6 PM work hours for each time zone, with overlap highlighted.

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12p

Berlin

New York

Mumbai

Overlap

Everyone available

Most available

Some overlap

Outside work hours

These times apply on all dates in 2026–2027 except:

Jan 1 – Mar 7, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 – Mar 13, 2027; Nov 7 – Dec 31, 2027: Mumbai times are 1 hour later.
Mar 8 – Mar 28, 2026; Oct 25 – Oct 31, 2026; Mar 14 – Mar 27, 2027; Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2027: New York times are 1 hour later, Mumbai times are 1 hour later.

Best Meeting Times

Top ranked time slots for a 1-hour meeting with 9 AM -- 6 PM work hours in each zone.

1 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM in Berlin

Berlin: 2:00 PM New York: 8:00 AM Mumbai: 5:00 PM

2 of 3 members within working hours. 1 in mid-day range (9 AM–5 PM). Outside work hours for New York.

6.7 / 10

2 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM in Berlin

Berlin: 1:00 PM New York: 7:00 AM Mumbai: 4:00 PM

2 of 3 members within working hours. 2 in mid-day range (9 AM–5 PM). Outside work hours for New York.

6.6 / 10

3 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM in Berlin

Berlin: 3:00 PM New York: 9:00 AM Mumbai: 6:00 PM

2 of 3 members within working hours. 2 in mid-day range (9 AM–5 PM). Outside work hours for Mumbai.

6.6 / 10

4 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM in Berlin

Berlin: 11:00 AM New York: 5:00 AM Mumbai: 2:00 PM

2 of 3 members within working hours. 2 in mid-day range (9 AM–5 PM). Outside work hours for New York.

6.4 / 10

5 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM in Berlin

Berlin: 12:00 PM New York: 6:00 AM Mumbai: 3:00 PM

2 of 3 members within working hours. 2 in mid-day range (9 AM–5 PM). Outside work hours for New York.

6.4 / 10

These times apply on all dates in 2026–2027 except:

Jan 1 – Mar 7, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 – Mar 13, 2027; Nov 7 – Dec 31, 2027: Mumbai times are 1 hour later.
Mar 8 – Mar 28, 2026; Oct 25 – Oct 31, 2026; Mar 14 – Mar 27, 2027; Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2027: New York times are 1 hour later, Mumbai times are 1 hour later.

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Scheduling Tips

Schedule recurring calls at 9:30 AM EST / 3:30 PM CET / 8:00 PM IST — this is the sweet spot that keeps Berlin in the work day and Mumbai before 9 PM.
During the March DST gap (US changes, EU hasn't yet), the meeting shifts to 10:30 AM EDT for the Berlin team to stay at 3:30 PM CET. Update calendar invites for those 2–3 weeks.
Record every meeting and post a written summary. The India team joins at the end of their day and may need to defer follow-ups to the next morning — async artifacts keep momentum.

DST Impact

UTC offsets for each period. The meeting times above shift when a row changes.

Dates	Berlin	New York	Mumbai
Jan 1 – Mar 7, 2026	UTC+1	UTC-5	UTC+5:30
Mar 8 – Mar 28, 2026	UTC+1	UTC-4	UTC+5:30
Mar 29 – Oct 24, 2026	UTC+2	UTC-4	UTC+5:30
Oct 25 – Oct 31, 2026	UTC+1	UTC-4	UTC+5:30
Nov 1, 2026 – Mar 13, 2027	UTC+1	UTC-5	UTC+5:30
Mar 14 – Mar 27, 2027	UTC+1	UTC-4	UTC+5:30
Mar 28 – Oct 30, 2027	UTC+2	UTC-4	UTC+5:30
Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2027	UTC+1	UTC-4	UTC+5:30
Nov 7 – Dec 31, 2027	UTC+1	UTC-5	UTC+5:30

Mumbai does not use daylight saving time.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best meeting time for New York, Berlin, and Mumbai?

The tightest three-way window is roughly 9:00–10:30 AM EST / 3:00–4:30 PM CET / 7:30–9:00 PM IST. This keeps Berlin in afternoon hours and Mumbai before 9 PM, though it requires the US to be available first thing in the morning. Use the Meeting Planner to enter your team's actual hours and find the highest-scoring slot.

How does daylight saving time affect CET-EST-IST scheduling?

The US and EU switch on different dates: the US moves clocks in mid-March and early November, while the EU moves in late March and late October. During the 2–3-week gap periods, the CET-EST offset shifts by one hour. IST never changes, so the IST-EST gap narrows by one hour when the US enters EDT in spring.

How is CET-EST-IST different from EST-GMT-IST?

CET (Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris) is one hour ahead of GMT (London). This pushes the overlap window roughly one hour later for India compared to the London-based corridor. If your European team is in continental Europe rather than the UK, use this corridor — the times differ enough to matter.

What if the India team can't join evening calls?

If IST members need to stay within 9 AM–6 PM, there is no comfortable three-way overlap. The best workaround is a hub-and-spoke model: hold a CET-EST sync in the morning (9 AM EST / 3 PM CET), then a CET-IST sync in the early afternoon (12 PM CET / 4:30 PM IST). Share notes between both calls.

Timezone Pair Converters

CET → ET -6/-5h

Berlin → New York

CET → IST +3:30/+4:30h

Berlin → Mumbai

ET → CET +5/+6h

New York → Berlin

ET → IST +9:30/+10:30h

New York → Mumbai

IST → CET -4:30/-3:30h

Mumbai → Berlin

IST → ET -10:30/-9:30h

Mumbai → New York

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