Los Angeles to New York time difference
3 hours ahead
New York is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:00 in Los Angeles, it is 12:00 in New York.
Los Angeles and New York both observe daylight saving, so this gap changes for part of the year — and the two do not switch on the same date. The figure here is standard time. Use the World Clock calculator for the live time in both cities.
Conversion table
| Los Angeles | New York |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | 12:00 |
| 12:00 | 15:00 |
| 15:00 | 18:00 |
| 18:00 | 21:00 |
New York is UTC−5, Los Angeles is UTC−8 — a difference of 3 hours.
Other time differences
- UTC → New York — 5 hours behind
- London → New York — 5 hours behind
- Los Angeles → UTC — 8 hours ahead
- Los Angeles → London — 8 hours ahead
- Los Angeles → Chicago — 2 hours ahead
- Los Angeles → Toronto — 3 hours ahead
Questions
- What is the time difference between Los Angeles and New York?
- New York is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:00 in Los Angeles, it is 12:00 in New York. New York is UTC−5, Los Angeles is UTC−8 — a difference of 3 hours.
- Does daylight saving change this?
- Los Angeles and New York both observe daylight saving, so this gap changes for part of the year — and the two do not switch on the same date. The figure here is standard time.
- What time is it in New York right now?
- That changes every minute, so it is not shown here. The World Clock calculator reads live offsets and shows the current time in both cities, including whichever daylight saving rule is in force today.