> Current local time in New York, United States: EST (UTC−5) until March 14, then EDT (UTC−4). Compare cities and plan meetings.
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# Time in New York.

United States · EST/EDT · America/New\_York

**New York is on Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5)** until Sunday, March 14, 2027, when the clocks go forward an hour to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4). Right now it’s 5 hours behind London and 14 hours behind Tokyo.

Times checked November 1, 2026 against the IANA time zone database. [How WherOra calculates times](https://wherora.com/about/methodology/)

## Time zone in New York

New York uses **Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5)** in winter and **Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)** in summer. Together they are called Eastern Time (ET).

Time zone
:   Eastern Standard Time (EST) / Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

UTC offset
:   UTC−5 (standard) · UTC−4 (summer)

Daylight saving
:   Yes

IANA zone
:   America/New\_York

### Clock changes in New York, 2026–2027

- **Sunday, March 8, 2026**: clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM, to 3:00 AM (EDT, UTC−4)
- **Sunday, November 1, 2026**: clocks go back one hour at 2:00 AM, to 1:00 AM (EST, UTC−5)
- **Sunday, March 14, 2027**: clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM, to 3:00 AM (EDT, UTC−4)
- **Sunday, November 7, 2027**: clocks go back one hour at 2:00 AM, to 1:00 AM (EST, UTC−5)

Other countries change on different dates, so the gap between cities can shift for a week or more. [See how daylight saving affects meetings](https://wherora.com/guides/daylight-saving-gap-weeks/).

### Same time as New York

These cities in our world clock share New York’s time zone: Miami, Boston, Washington DC, Atlanta.

### Plan meetings with New York

Shared working hours and time differences for popular pairs:

- [New York to Berlin time](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-berlin/)
- [New York to Buenos Aires time](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-buenos-aires/)
- [New York to London time](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-london/)
- [New York to Los Angeles time](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-los-angeles/)
- [New York to Manila time](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-manila/)
- [New York to Mumbai time](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-mumbai/)
- [New York to Sydney time](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-sydney/)
- [New York to Tokyo time](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-tokyo/)

Run a website, blog or intranet? [Add a free New York clock to your site](https://wherora.com/embed/?city=new-york). It keeps the right time on its own.

To compare New York with any other place, use the clock above: press **+ Add city**, or set a date and drag the timeline to check a future meeting. [Convert a specific time](https://wherora.com/convert/) or [plan a meeting for up to six cities](https://wherora.com/meeting/).

## New York: quick answers

### What time zone is New York in?

New York uses Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) as standard time and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) during daylight saving time. On phones and computers its time zone is called America/New\_York.

### Does New York observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Clocks in New York go forward one hour on Sunday, March 14, 2027, and back one hour on Sunday, November 7, 2027.

### What time is it in New York when it’s 9 AM in London?

4:00 AM in New York. New York is 5 hours behind London right now. From March 14, when New York changes its clocks, 9 AM in London is 5:00 AM in New York.

EST converters [EST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/est/) [EST to IST](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-ist/) [IST to EST](https://wherora.com/convert/ist-to-est/) [EST to PST](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-pst/) [PST to EST](https://wherora.com/convert/pst-to-est/) [EST to PHT](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-pht/) [UTC to EST](https://wherora.com/convert/utc-to-est/) [EST to GMT](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-gmt/) [EST to CET](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-cet/)

Explore city times [Los Angeles](https://wherora.com/time/los-angeles/) [Chicago](https://wherora.com/time/chicago/) [Houston](https://wherora.com/time/houston/) [Dallas](https://wherora.com/time/dallas/) [Austin](https://wherora.com/time/austin/) [San Francisco](https://wherora.com/time/san-francisco/) [All city times →](https://wherora.com/time/)

## Compare city pairs

[See shared working hours for all pairs →](https://wherora.com/compare/)

North America ↔ Europe

- [New York–London](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-london/)
- [Chicago–London](https://wherora.com/compare/chicago-london/)
- [Toronto–London](https://wherora.com/compare/toronto-london/)
- [Dallas–London](https://wherora.com/compare/dallas-london/)
- [New York–Berlin](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-berlin/)

North America ↔ Asia & Pacific

- [New York–Tokyo](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-tokyo/)
- [New York–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-manila/)
- [New York–Mumbai](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-mumbai/)
- [New York–Sydney](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-sydney/)
- [Los Angeles–Tokyo](https://wherora.com/compare/los-angeles-tokyo/)
- [Los Angeles–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/los-angeles-manila/)
- [Chicago–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/chicago-manila/)
- [Toronto–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/toronto-manila/)
- [San Francisco–Mumbai](https://wherora.com/compare/san-francisco-mumbai/)
- [San Francisco–Bengaluru](https://wherora.com/compare/san-francisco-bengaluru/)

Europe ↔ Asia & Middle East

- [London–Dubai](https://wherora.com/compare/london-dubai/)
- [London–Singapore](https://wherora.com/compare/london-singapore/)
- [London–Tokyo](https://wherora.com/compare/london-tokyo/)

Close time zones

- [New York–Los Angeles](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-los-angeles/)
- [San Francisco–Austin](https://wherora.com/compare/san-francisco-austin/)
- [New York–Buenos Aires](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-buenos-aires/)
- [Berlin–Lisbon](https://wherora.com/compare/berlin-lisbon/)
- [Singapore–Sydney](https://wherora.com/compare/singapore-sydney/)
- [Dubai–Mumbai](https://wherora.com/compare/dubai-mumbai/)

Badges show how far ahead or behind the second city is today.

Read our guides[Clock changes this autumn](https://wherora.com/guides/daylight-saving-time-dates/)[Daylight saving gap weeks](https://wherora.com/guides/daylight-saving-gap-weeks/)[Fair meetings across time zones](https://wherora.com/guides/fair-meetings-across-time-zones/)[Time zone abbreviations](https://wherora.com/guides/time-zone-abbreviations/)[All guides](https://wherora.com/guides/)

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Source: https://wherora.com/time/new-york/ · Site guide for agents: https://wherora.com/llms.txt · How times are calculated: https://wherora.com/about/methodology/
