San Francisco is typically 13 hours and 30 minutes behind Bangalore. When it's 3:00 PM in Bangalore, it's 1:30 AM in San Francisco. India uses a unique UTC+5:30 offset and does not observe daylight saving time.
During US daylight saving time (mid-March to early November), the difference is 12 hours 30 minutes. During US standard time (November to March), it's 13 hours 30 minutes.
Optimal meeting window: 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM San Francisco time (7:30 PM - 10:30 PM Bangalore). This catches evening hours in Bangalore while being morning in SF.
Many tech companies schedule "overlap hours" at 7:00-9:00 AM Pacific to connect with India teams before their day ends.