Copenhagen vs New York
Time difference between Copenhagen and New York: -6 hours. Compare live clocks, DST changes, and meeting times.
Copenhagen is six hours ahead of New York most of the year. The overlap is the Danish afternoon against the New York morning — typically 15:00–17:00 in Copenhagen / 09:00–11:00 in New York. US and EU DST Sundays differ, so standing weekly calls need a check in late March and late October.
Copenhagen
+02:00
New York
-04:00
- -6 hours
- When it is 09:00 in Copenhagen, it is 03:00 in New York.
- Daylight saving
- This gap can change when daylight saving starts or ends on either side. Recheck near transition weekends.
Working hours overlap
Copenhagen and New York share about 2 hours of a 09:00–17:00 working day: 15:00–17:00 in Copenhagen is 09:00–11:00 in New York.
Copenhagen to New York: hour by hour
Every hour of today in Copenhagen and the matching local time in New York. Highlighted rows fall inside working hours in both cities.
| Copenhagen | New York |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 18:00 (previous day) |
| 01:00 | 19:00 (previous day) |
| 02:00 | 20:00 (previous day) |
| 03:00 | 21:00 (previous day) |
| 04:00 | 22:00 (previous day) |
| 05:00 | 23:00 (previous day) |
| 06:00 | 00:00 |
| 07:00 | 01:00 |
| 08:00 | 02:00 |
| 09:00 | 03:00 |
| 10:00 | 04:00 |
| 11:00 | 05:00 |
| 12:00 | 06:00 |
| 13:00 | 07:00 |
| 14:00 | 08:00 |
| 15:00 | 09:00 |
| 16:00 | 10:00 |
| 17:00 | 11:00 |
| 18:00 | 12:00 |
| 19:00 | 13:00 |
| 20:00 | 14:00 |
| 21:00 | 15:00 |
| 22:00 | 16:00 |
| 23:00 | 17:00 |
Working hours in both cities
When this gap changes
Both cities change clocks — Copenhagen on Sunday, 25 October 2026 and New York on Sunday, 1 November 2026. Between those dates the usual difference is an hour off.
Popular time differences
Copenhagen and New York: common questions
- What is the time difference between Copenhagen and New York?
- The current difference is -6 hours. When it is 09:00 in Copenhagen, it is 03:00 in New York.
- When can Copenhagen and New York meet?
- Copenhagen and New York share about 2 hours of a 09:00–17:00 working day: 15:00–17:00 in Copenhagen is 09:00–11:00 in New York.
- Does the difference change during the year?
- It can. Whenever one city changes its clocks and the other does not, the gap moves by an hour until both have transitioned. Both cities change clocks — Copenhagen on Sunday, 25 October 2026 and New York on Sunday, 1 November 2026. Between those dates the usual difference is an hour off.