United States is 6 hours behind Germany. When United States clocks hit noon, Germany reads 18:00.
United States is in the America/New_York timezone. Germany is in Europe/Berlin. The difference is 6 hours.
Mutual working hours
Every working day, United States and Germany are both in business hours for 2 hours simultaneously.
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United States
Germany
Overlap (2h)
When to schedule across time zones
Both United States and Germany are in standard hours simultaneously for 2h per day.
09:00 New York / 15:00 Berlin✓ Both working
10:00 New York / 16:00 Berlin✓ Both working
Based on standard 09:00–17:00 working hours in each location's local time.
Holiday calendar for both locations
⚡ Both locations have upcoming holidays, check availability before scheduling.
United States6 holidays
Sep 7Labour Day
Oct 12Columbus Day
Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day
Nov 11Veterans Day
Nov 26Thanksgiving Day
Germany8 holidays
Aug 15Assumption DaySOON
Sep 20World Children's Day
Oct 3German Unity Day
Oct 31Reformation Day
Nov 1All Saints' Day
Working across United States and Germany
Working across United States (USA) and Germany (Germany) involves a 6-hour gap. The good news: there is a 2-hour mutual window in standard business hours that lets both sides collaborate without anyone joining at an unreasonable hour.
💡 Best practice for cross-timezone meetings
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09:00–10:00 in United States = 15:00–16:00 in Germany. Both sides are in standard business hours during this window.
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10:00–11:00 in United States = 16:00–17:00 in Germany. Both sides are in standard business hours during this window.
DST transitions can silently shift your meeting times by an hour. The ClockinSync Chrome Extension tracks these changes automatically so you never get caught off guard.
Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in United States. The input bar accepts natural language like "3pm", "15:30", or "9am Rome" for instant conversions.
