US East + Central + West Meeting Time
Find the best meeting time for teams across Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. See work hour overlap and ranked time slots.
The CST-EST-PST combination is the US domestic time zone triangle, spanning a 3-hour maximum difference between the East and West coasts with Central in between. This is the easiest three-way scheduling problem in common use — all three zones share the same DST schedule, so relative offsets never change throughout the year.
Time Zone Overview
Central Time (CT)
Chicago, Dallas, Houston
Eastern Time (ET)
New York, Miami, Atlanta
Pacific Time (PT)
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle
Work Hours Overlap
Visual timeline showing 9 AM -- 6 PM work hours for each time zone, with overlap highlighted.
Best Meeting Times
Top ranked time slots for a 1-hour meeting with 9 AM -- 6 PM work hours in each zone.
All members within working hours. Everyone in mid-day range.
All members within working hours. Everyone in mid-day range.
All members within working hours. Everyone in mid-day range.
All members within working hours. Everyone in mid-day range.
All members within working hours. 2 in mid-day range (9 AM–5 PM).
Scheduling Tips
- Default to 11:00 AM EST / 10:00 AM CST / 8:00 AM PST for team-wide standups — this gives the West Coast time to settle in while the East Coast is still in their productive morning block.
- For end-of-day syncs, use 4:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM CST / 1:00 PM PST — everyone is still in the work day and the West Coast has the full afternoon for follow-up work.
- Since DST never shifts relative offsets between these three zones, you can set recurring meetings once and forget about seasonal adjustments entirely.
DST Impact
UTC offsets for each period. The meeting times above shift when a row changes.
| Dates | Chicago | New York | Los Angeles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 – Mar 7, 2026 | UTC-6 | UTC-5 | UTC-8 |
| Mar 8 – Oct 31, 2026 | UTC-5 | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Nov 1, 2026 – Mar 13, 2027 | UTC-6 | UTC-5 | UTC-8 |
| Mar 14 – Nov 6, 2027 | UTC-5 | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Nov 7 – Dec 31, 2027 | UTC-6 | UTC-5 | UTC-8 |
Use the interactive Meeting Planner for a specific date.
Frequently Asked Questions
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