Time difference between Phoenix and Zürich
Compare the current local time in Phoenix and Zürich, see when your working hours overlap, and convert any specific hour between the two timezones.
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Working-hours overlap
When Phoenix's 9:00–17:00 business hours overlap with Zürich's.
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Zürich working hours
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🇨🇭 Zürich
Scheduling across Phoenix and Zürich
Scheduling between Phoenix and Zürich is hard. Their standard business hours do not overlap on the same day, with the smallest gap running 1 hour between Zürich closing at 17:00 local and Phoenix opening at 09:00 local. Practical bridging slots: an early Phoenix start at 08:00 (catching Zürich just at close, 17:00), or a late Zürich call at 18:00 (catching Phoenix at opening, 09:00).
Quick reference
| 🇺🇸 Phoenix | 🇨🇭 Zürich | In Zürich it's… |
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| 06:00 — Early morning | — | — |
| 09:00 — Start of work | — | — |
| 12:00 — Lunchtime | — | — |
| 15:00 — Mid-afternoon | — | — |
| 17:00 — End of work | — | — |
| 20:00 — Evening | — | — |
Daylight saving status
🇺🇸 Phoenix
Phoenix does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
🇨🇭 Zürich
Currently in CEST (daylight saving)
Clocks go back to CET
on Sunday 25 October 2026