Post Scheduling Calculator
Pick your time zone, your audience’s time zone, and the wall-clock time you plan to post. The tool instantly shows what time it will be in the audience’s zone, whether the post lands in one of the four common peak windows (morning, lunch, evening, late-night), and a 7-day table of recommended posting slots — each peak window converted back into your local time so you can schedule without doing the maths.
How to use
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Pick your time zone
Select the zone you’re posting from. The tool defaults to your browser’s local zone.
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Pick your audience’s time zone
Choose the zone your target audience lives in. Use the most important zone if your audience spans several.
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Enter your planned posting time
Type the wall-clock time in your zone. The tool immediately shows the equivalent time in the audience’s zone.
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Read the recommendation table
Use the 7-day table to find a peak window that’s convenient for you to post. Each row shows the midpoint of the peak window converted into your local time.
Common use cases
- Schedule an Instagram post for the US East Coast morning commute while you’re in Europe.
- Pick a single posting time that hits the lunch break in your largest audience time zone.
- Avoid posting at 3am in your audience’s zone by checking the conversion first.
- Plan a week of content ahead of time using the 7-day recommendation table.
Limitations
- Peak windows are generic guidelines (morning 7–9, lunch 12–13, evening 17–19, night 20–22). Real peak times vary by platform, niche and audience demographics — always cross-check with your own analytics.
- DST transitions are handled by your browser’s Intl engine, but a posting time near a DST boundary can shift by an hour in either direction. Double-check the times around DST changes.
- The tool shows one audience time zone at a time. For a global audience, run the calculation for each major zone and pick a compromise slot.
- The recommendation table assumes you want to post at the midpoint of each peak window. If your analytics prefer the start or end of a window, adjust by up to an hour.