Time Difference Between Los Angeles and New York
New York is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
New York is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:00 AM in Los Angeles, it is 12:00 PM in New York.
What time is it in New York?
For a given hour in Los Angeles, here’s the matching local time in New York. Highlighted rows fall within New York’s working hours (9 AM–5 PM) — the easiest times to reach someone.
| Los Angeles | New York |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 9:00 AMworking hours |
| 9:00 AM | 12:00 PMworking hours |
| 12:00 PM | 3:00 PMworking hours |
| 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 12:00 AM the next day |
How far apart are Los Angeles and New York?
New York (United States) runs 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles (United States). In practical terms, the working day in New York starts while Los Angeles is still in the early hours or asleep, which is what makes scheduling between the two take a little planning.
Best time to schedule a call or meeting
The comfortable window — when both cities are inside normal 9-to-5 hours — runs from about 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Los Angeles time, roughly 5 hours. Schedule calls inside that band and neither side is working unsocial hours.
A note on daylight saving
Both Los Angeles and New York observe daylight saving in the same direction, so the difference is normally the same in summer and winter. They change their clocks on slightly different dates, though, so for a week or two each spring and autumn the gap can be an hour off — worth double-checking around those changeovers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
New York is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:00 AM in Los Angeles, it is 12:00 PM in New York.