Current local time in New York, United States
New York is on Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5), moving to UTC−4 for daylight saving time. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Eastern Standard TimeIANA: America/New_York
- UTC offset
- UTC−5 / UTC−4standard / daylight saving
- Next clock change
- 1 November 2026Back 1 hour, 02:00 → 01:00
- Sunrise · Sunset today
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- Country
- United StatesNorth America
- Population
- 8.8 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +1currency: Dollar (USD)
- Coordinates
- 40.71° N, 74.01° WNorthern Hemisphere
The sun in New York today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from New York
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs New York | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 5h ahead | 4h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 3h behind | 6h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 6h ahead | 3h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 8h ahead | 1h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 9h 30m ahead | None |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 12h ahead | None |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 12h ahead | None |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 13h ahead | None |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 13h ahead | None |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 14h ahead | None |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 1h ahead | 8h |
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Best time to call New York
Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in New York
New York switches between Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) and Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4). Upcoming changes:
- Sunday, 1 November 2026: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−4 → UTC−5)
- Sunday, 14 March 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−5 → UTC−4)
- Sunday, 7 November 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00, to 01:00 (UTC−4 → UTC−5)
- Sunday, 12 March 2028: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC−5 → UTC−4)
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in New York
United States is wide enough to use 6 different standard times, from UTC−10 to UTC−5; New York uses UTC−5.
Other cities on the same clock (America/New York): Philadelphia, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, Washington, D.C..
Sunrise and sunset in New York, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:20 | 16:38 | 9h 19m |
| February | 07:06 | 17:12 | 10h 07m |
| March | 06:30 | 17:46 | 11h 16m |
| April | 06:39 | 19:19 | 12h 40m |
| May | 05:54 | 19:51 | 13h 57m |
| June | 05:27 | 20:20 | 14h 53m |
| July | 05:28 | 20:31 | 15h 03m |
| August | 05:52 | 20:12 | 14h 20m |
| September | 06:23 | 19:29 | 13h 06m |
| October | 06:52 | 18:39 | 11h 47m |
| November | 06:26 | 16:52 | 10h 27m |
| December | 07:00 | 16:29 | 9h 29m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 15h 06m of daylight (sunrise 05:24, sunset 20:30). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 9h 15m.
Nearby cities
Straight-line distance and time difference
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in New York
What time zone is New York in?
New York uses the America/New York time zone (Eastern Standard Time, EST), UTC−5, and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), UTC−4, in summer.
Does New York observe daylight saving time?
Yes. The next change is on Sunday, 1 November 2026, when clocks go back 1 hour.
What is the time difference between New York and London?
London is 5h ahead of New York right now. Office hours overlap for about 4 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in New York?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:24 and sets about 20:30 (15h 06m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 07:16 and sets about 16:31 (9h 15m).
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