Time in New York
It is 21:27 on Wednesday, 16 September 2026 in New York. New York is in United States. Civil time uses the IANA zone America/New_York at -04:00 from UTC (in effect). Use the live clock below for the current local time, then jump to a difference or conversion when you need meeting math.
New York uses America/New_York, observing Eastern Time with daylight saving: UTC−05:00 in winter and UTC−04:00 from March to November under current US rules.
Corporate hours commonly cluster around 09:00–17:00 or 18:00. London afternoons overlap New York mornings; California is three hours behind year-round on standard schedules.
America/New_York is Eastern Time, not a New York City ordinance. Albany and Miami share it today; they still need this id rather than a hard-coded EST.
New York time zone
- UTC offset
- UTC-04:00
- Abbreviation
- EDT
- IANA
- America/New_York
- DST
- in effect
Daylight saving in New York
Daylight saving is currently in effect, so New York is running one step ahead of its standard offset. Clocks in New York next go back on 1 November 2026 at 01:00 local time, moving from UTC-04:00 to UTC-05:00.
Daylight in New York today
The sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 19:03, giving 12 h 26 m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:50, 51 minutes after the clock reads twelve, because New York sits west of the 60° W meridian its current offset is built on.
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Daylight
- 12 h 26 m
- Solar noon
- 12:50Solar noon is when the sun sits highest in the sky. It drifts from clock noon across a time zone, which is why one clock can span very different days.
Best time to call New York
Overlap between a 09:00–17:00 working day in New York and the same hours in other major cities.
Same clock as New York
These cities share America/New_York, so they show the same civil time as New York right now. Compare them with cities in other zones for a real time difference.
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About New York
- Population
- 8,804,190The administrative city figure recorded by Wikidata. The surrounding urban area is larger.
- Region
- New York State
- Coordinates
- 40.7128° N, 74.0061° WLatitude is what drives the sunrise and sunset times above.
- Currency
- US Dollar (USD)
- Calling code
- +1Dial this after your international access prefix, and check the overlap table above before you call.
- Languages
- English
- Airports
- JFKJohn F. Kennedy InternationalEWRNewark Liberty InternationalArrival and departure boards at these airports quote New York local time, not the time where you booked.
Frequently asked questions about time in New York
- What time is it in New York right now?
- It is 21:27 in New York as this page was generated, and the clock above keeps ticking in your browser. New York uses the IANA zone America/New_York, currently -04:00.
- Which time zone is New York in?
- New York is in the EDT time zone (America/New_York), currently -04:00. Always store the identifier rather than the offset — the offset changes with daylight saving, the identifier does not.
- Does New York observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. New York shifts its clocks during the year, so the difference to cities that do not change moves by an hour twice a year.
- Is New York ahead of or behind UTC?
- New York is currently at -04:00. When it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in New York is 08:00.
Well-known places in New York
If you are checking the time in New York because you are heading there, these are the most widely documented places to see.
- Statue of LibertyRead more on Wikipedia
- Metropolitan Museum of ArtRead more on Wikipedia
- Central ParkRead more on Wikipedia