How to Convert Meeting Times Between Time Zones

Convert a meeting’s full date and time rather than relying on a remembered offset.

Use the Time Zone Converter alongside this illustrative example.

A practical example

For a meeting with colleagues in London and New York, enter the actual meeting date and the named source zone. Repeat for a date near a daylight-saving change: the two cities do not necessarily change clocks on the same day, so a familiar five-hour difference may not apply.

Check the result

Record the converted calendar date as well as the time, especially when a meeting crosses midnight. Use named city zones instead of ambiguous abbreviations such as CST.

Try a comparison

Make a second conversion for the following week using the same local meeting time. Around a clock change, another city’s time may shift even though the organiser’s wall-clock time stays fixed. Include the date in reminders to avoid a stale offset.

What this does not establish

Rules depend on the timezone data available to the browser. Recheck important appointments against the calendar invitation and keep the device software current.

Report unclear guidance or a result that needs checking.