Best Meeting Times: India and Singapore

A fixed 2:30 gap and no daylight saving on either side makes this the simplest corridor on the site — near-total working-day overlap, all year.

Quick answer. 9 AM to 2 PM IST is inside normal working hours for every city on this page simultaneously — 5 hours of genuine common ground.

City by city

Cityvs India Shared work days Overlap window (IST)LocalHrs/week
Singapore 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead 5 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 25
Kuala Lumpur 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead 5 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 25
Hong Kong 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead 5 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 25
Manila 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead 5 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 25

India and Singapore

Both sides work Monday to Friday, so the working weeks line up and you share 5 days.

IST only Singapore only Both at work Weekend / off

Rows are days in IST. Columns are hours of the IST day.

Best recurring slot

1 PM IST = 3:30 PM Singapore , every shared working day

Across the week that is 25 overlapping working hours . The widest day is Monday, with 5 hours.

Day Overlap (IST) Local (Singapore) Hours
Monday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Tuesday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Wednesday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Thursday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Friday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Saturday IST weekend
Sunday IST weekend

Over the next 8 weeks you share 40 working days. 2are lost to a public holiday on one side or the other, leaving 38.

DateWho is offHoliday
Friday, October 2, 2026IndiaGandhi Jayanti
Tuesday, October 20, 2026IndiaDussehra (Vijayadashami)

Next holidays in India

  • Friday, October 2, 2026Gandhi Jayantisame date every year
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2026Dussehra (Vijayadashami)partialpublished date
  • Sunday, November 8, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Monday, November 9, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypartialsame date every year

India has three national holidays on which the whole country closes. Everything else is either a central-government gazetted holiday that individual employers choose to observe, or a state holiday. Festival dates follow lunisolar calendars and move every year, so they are listed explicitly rather than derived.

Next holidays in Singapore

  • Monday, November 9, 2026Deepavalipublished date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypublished date
  • Friday, January 1, 2027New Year's Daypublished date
  • Saturday, February 6, 2027Chinese New Yearpublished date
  • Monday, February 8, 2027Chinese New Yearpublished date

Public holidays as published by https://date.nager.at, covering 2026–2028. Regional and employer-specific days are not included.

Holiday dates for Singapore and elsewhere come from a dataset last refreshed on 2026-09-12 (date.nager.at plus curated national calendars). Lunar dates — Eid, Chinese New Year, the Jewish holidays — are predicted and can move by a day once officially announced. Regional, state and employer-specific holidays are not included. Confirm anything you are booking a flight around.

India and Kuala Lumpur

Both sides work Monday to Friday, so the working weeks line up and you share 5 days.

IST only Kuala Lumpur only Both at work Weekend / off

Rows are days in IST. Columns are hours of the IST day.

Best recurring slot

1 PM IST = 3:30 PM Kuala Lumpur , every shared working day

Across the week that is 25 overlapping working hours . The widest day is Monday, with 5 hours.

Day Overlap (IST) Local (Kuala Lumpur) Hours
Monday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Tuesday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Wednesday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Thursday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Friday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Saturday IST weekend
Sunday IST weekend

Over the next 8 weeks you share 40 working days. 3are lost to a public holiday on one side or the other, leaving 37.

DateWho is offHoliday
Wednesday, September 16, 2026Kuala LumpurMalaysia Day
Friday, October 2, 2026IndiaGandhi Jayanti
Tuesday, October 20, 2026IndiaDussehra (Vijayadashami)

Next holidays in India

  • Friday, October 2, 2026Gandhi Jayantisame date every year
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2026Dussehra (Vijayadashami)partialpublished date
  • Sunday, November 8, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Monday, November 9, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypartialsame date every year

India has three national holidays on which the whole country closes. Everything else is either a central-government gazetted holiday that individual employers choose to observe, or a state holiday. Festival dates follow lunisolar calendars and move every year, so they are listed explicitly rather than derived.

Next holidays in Kuala Lumpur

  • Wednesday, September 16, 2026Malaysia Daysame date every year
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daysame date every year
  • Friday, January 1, 2027New Year's Daysame date every year
  • Sunday, February 7, 2027Chinese New Yearpredicted — lunar calendar
  • Monday, February 8, 2027Chinese New Yearpredicted — lunar calendar

Malaysian federal holidays. State holidays, which are numerous, are not included.

Holiday dates for India and elsewhere come from a dataset last refreshed on 2026-09-12 (date.nager.at plus curated national calendars). Lunar dates — Eid, Chinese New Year, the Jewish holidays — are predicted and can move by a day once officially announced. Regional, state and employer-specific holidays are not included. Confirm anything you are booking a flight around.

India and Hong Kong

Both sides work Monday to Friday, so the working weeks line up and you share 5 days.

IST only Hong Kong only Both at work Weekend / off

Rows are days in IST. Columns are hours of the IST day.

Best recurring slot

1 PM IST = 3:30 PM Hong Kong , every shared working day

Across the week that is 25 overlapping working hours . The widest day is Monday, with 5 hours.

Day Overlap (IST) Local (Hong Kong) Hours
Monday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Tuesday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Wednesday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Thursday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Friday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Saturday IST weekend
Sunday IST weekend

Over the next 8 weeks you share 40 working days. 4are lost to a public holiday on one side or the other, leaving 36.

DateWho is offHoliday
Thursday, October 1, 2026Hong KongNational Day (中華人民共和國國慶日)
Friday, October 2, 2026IndiaGandhi Jayanti
Monday, October 19, 2026Hong KongChung Yeung Festival (重陽節)
Tuesday, October 20, 2026IndiaDussehra (Vijayadashami)

Next holidays in India

  • Friday, October 2, 2026Gandhi Jayantisame date every year
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2026Dussehra (Vijayadashami)partialpublished date
  • Sunday, November 8, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Monday, November 9, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypartialsame date every year

India has three national holidays on which the whole country closes. Everything else is either a central-government gazetted holiday that individual employers choose to observe, or a state holiday. Festival dates follow lunisolar calendars and move every year, so they are listed explicitly rather than derived.

Next holidays in Hong Kong

  • Saturday, September 26, 2026Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節翌日)published date
  • Thursday, October 1, 2026National Day (中華人民共和國國慶日)published date
  • Monday, October 19, 2026Chung Yeung Festival (重陽節)published date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Day (聖誕節)published date
  • Saturday, December 26, 2026Boxing Day (聖誕節翌日)published date

Public holidays as published by https://date.nager.at, covering 2026–2028. Regional and employer-specific days are not included.

Holiday dates for Hong Kong and elsewhere come from a dataset last refreshed on 2026-09-12 (date.nager.at plus curated national calendars). Lunar dates — Eid, Chinese New Year, the Jewish holidays — are predicted and can move by a day once officially announced. Regional, state and employer-specific holidays are not included. Confirm anything you are booking a flight around.

India and Manila

Both sides work Monday to Friday, so the working weeks line up and you share 5 days.

IST only Manila only Both at work Weekend / off

Rows are days in IST. Columns are hours of the IST day.

Best recurring slot

1 PM IST = 3:30 PM Manila , every shared working day

Across the week that is 25 overlapping working hours . The widest day is Monday, with 5 hours.

Day Overlap (IST) Local (Manila) Hours
Monday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Tuesday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Wednesday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Thursday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Friday 9 AM – 2 PM 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM 5
Saturday IST weekend
Sunday IST weekend

Over the next 8 weeks you share 40 working days. 2are lost to a public holiday on one side or the other, leaving 38.

DateWho is offHoliday
Friday, October 2, 2026IndiaGandhi Jayanti
Tuesday, October 20, 2026IndiaDussehra (Vijayadashami)

Next holidays in India

  • Friday, October 2, 2026Gandhi Jayantisame date every year
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2026Dussehra (Vijayadashami)partialpublished date
  • Sunday, November 8, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Monday, November 9, 2026Diwalipublished date
  • Friday, December 25, 2026Christmas Daypartialsame date every year

India has three national holidays on which the whole country closes. Everything else is either a central-government gazetted holiday that individual employers choose to observe, or a state holiday. Festival dates follow lunisolar calendars and move every year, so they are listed explicitly rather than derived.

Next holidays in Manila

  • Saturday, October 31, 2026All Saints' Day Evepublished date
  • Sunday, November 1, 2026All Saints' Day (Araw ng mga Santo)published date
  • Monday, November 30, 2026Bonifacio Day (Araw ni Gat Andres Bonifacio)published date
  • Tuesday, December 8, 2026Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (Kapistahan ng Immaculada Concepcion)published date
  • Thursday, December 24, 2026Christmas Evepublished date

Public holidays as published by https://date.nager.at, covering 2026–2028. Regional and employer-specific days are not included.

Holiday dates for Manila and elsewhere come from a dataset last refreshed on 2026-09-12 (date.nager.at plus curated national calendars). Lunar dates — Eid, Chinese New Year, the Jewish holidays — are predicted and can move by a day once officially announced. Regional, state and employer-specific holidays are not included. Confirm anything you are booking a flight around.

Questions about scheduling this corridor

What is the best time for a meeting between India and Singapore?

9 AM to 2 PM IST works for every city on this page at once. Outside that, each city has a wider window of its own — the table below gives them individually.

Which side should move outside normal hours?

Alternate it. When one side always takes the 7 AM or 9 PM call, that side disengages over time. Teams that sustain these corridors tend to rotate the burden, keep the synchronous meeting short, and push status updates into written handovers that cross the gap overnight.

Do daylight saving changes affect these windows?

Yes, for any city that observes it. India never shifts, so each DST changeover moves the overlap by a full hour in one direction. A recurring calendar invite pinned to a city’s local time will silently move relative to IST twice a year — worth re-checking in March and late October.

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