Understanding Your Time vs New York
New York, United States uses United States/New York (AET in standard time, AET in daylight saving). This page compares New York time to your local time with a live clock, a 24‑hour table, and a 7‑day meeting planner.
New York is an APAC hub for teams working across United States, Asia, and the US. For meetings, keep an eye on the highlighted overlap window so both sides stay within reasonable working hours—especially during DST transition weeks.
- The gap between your local time and New York depends entirely on where you are in the world — use the live clocks above for the exact, current difference.
- For many locations in Europe, New York will often be roughly 8–11 hours ahead; for North America, New York can feel almost a full day ahead. Always rely on the live times rather than memorising a single offset.
- If your region also observes daylight saving time, the difference to New York can jump by an hour when the clocks change. Around those dates, double-check meeting times before sending calendar invites.
- Because New York sits in the opposite hemisphere to many countries, “morning for you, evening in New York” is often the fairest long-term pattern for recurring meetings.
Best Time to Call Between your local time and New York
There isn’t one “best” hour for every team. Use the overlap highlights to find times that keep both you and New York inside working hours, then confirm with the 7‑day planner.
- For business and Zoom/Teams meetings: popular windows are when your local time is in the morning or early afternoon and New York is in the late afternoon or early evening. This keeps both sides inside normal working hours and avoids very early or very late calls for most people.
- For quick check-ins: slightly later options such as your lunchtime and New York late evening can work well, but they are usually better kept for short or urgent calls because one side is close to the end of the day.
- For personal or family calls: weekend slots that overlap with your late morning or early afternoon and New York evening are usually the most comfortable choices for both sides.
If you run recurring calls, double-check the week around daylight saving changes (if applicable) to make sure the meeting doesn’t drift by an hour.
Daylight Saving Time Considerations
New York observes daylight saving time. The local clock typically shifts between AET (UTC+10) and AET (UTC+11).
During the transition weeks, verify invites using a time-zone-aware calendar and the live planner on this page rather than fixed offsets.
Practical Examples
For Remote Teams
If you’re coordinating a distributed team, use New York as an anchor when it makes sense (for example, for handoffs or shared support hours). The overlap highlights help you pick a window that doesn’t force late-night meetings.
For International Business
For sales, partners, or operations tied to New York, schedule calls inside New York’s business-day block whenever possible. Use the 7‑day planner to avoid weekends and to spot days with the cleanest overlap.
For Travelers and Long Stays
If you are planning a long stay or frequent trips between your local time and New York, the shifting 9–11 hour gap is also useful for planning flights and recovery days. Many travelers prefer arriving when the other city is in the late afternoon or early evening, so they can stay awake until a normal local bedtime and adjust to the new time zone more quickly.
How to Use This Page Effectively
Start with the live time cards at the top of the page to see the current local time in your local time and New York and the real-time offset between them.
Then, use the 7-day business-hours table to understand how weekday working hours line up and why there is no strict 09:00–17:00 overlap. This helps you choose fair slots for both sides.
Finally, scan the detailed 24-hour alignment table to spot specific hours that are excellent, acceptable, or not recommended for meetings. For more complex setups, you can open the Meeting Overlap Finder and add New York and any other city you work with to see a shared overlap window.