Time zone
Eastern Standard Time (EST), UTC−5. IANA zone America/New_York.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
EST · UTC−5 Eastern Standard Time
Eastern Standard Time (EST), UTC−5. IANA zone America/New_York.
Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−5 → UTC−4).
New York City, New York, United States. Coordinates 40.71° N, 74.01° W; population about 8,804,190.
Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.
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| City | Local time | Difference from New York City |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, California | 4:00 AM | 3 hours behind New York City |
| Chicago, Illinois | 6:00 AM | 1 hour behind New York City |
| Denver, Colorado | 5:00 AM | 2 hours behind New York City |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 5:00 AM | 2 hours behind New York City |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 2:00 AM | 5 hours behind New York City |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 3:00 AM | 4 hours behind New York City |
| Toronto, Canada | 7:00 AM | Same time as New York City |
| Vancouver, Canada | 5:00 AM | 2 hours behind New York City |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 6:00 AM | 1 hour behind New York City |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 9:00 AM | 2 hours ahead of New York City |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 9:00 AM | 2 hours ahead of New York City |
| London, United Kingdom | 12:00 PM | 5 hours ahead of New York City |
| Dublin, Ireland | 12:00 PM | 5 hours ahead of New York City |
| Paris, France | 1:00 PM | 6 hours ahead of New York City |
New York City uses Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) as standard time and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) during daylight saving time. Its IANA time-zone identifier is America/New_York, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.
Yes. Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−5 → UTC−4). The previous change was on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
New York City is 5 hours behind UTC on standard time and 4 hours behind UTC during daylight saving time.
The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 6:28 AM and set at 4:50 PM, giving 10 h 22 min of daylight.