New York to Los Angeles time
Local time in Los Angeles, United States, compared with New York, United States — hour by hour, through 2026 and 2027.
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Right now it is — in New York and — in Los Angeles. (Needs JavaScript. Everything below works without it.)
Time difference at a glance
| City | Standard time | Daylight saving | IANA time zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, United States | UTC-05:00 | UTC-04:00 | America/New_York |
| Los Angeles, United States | UTC-08:00 | UTC-07:00 | America/Los_Angeles |
1 January 2026 – 31 December 2027: Los Angeles is 3 hours behind New York.
Days when the gap shifts
On these dates the clocks move, so the gap changes partway through the day. That is why they sit outside the periods above rather than inside one of them.
- 8 March 2026 — New York and Los Angeles change their clocks. Los Angeles is 3 hours behind on both sides of the change. Between the two changes (07:00–10:00 UTC, 3 hours) Los Angeles is briefly 4 hours behind.
- 1 November 2026 — New York and Los Angeles change their clocks. Los Angeles is 3 hours behind on both sides of the change. Between the two changes (06:00–09:00 UTC, 3 hours) Los Angeles is briefly 2 hours behind.
- 14 March 2027 — New York and Los Angeles change their clocks. Los Angeles is 3 hours behind on both sides of the change. Between the two changes (07:00–10:00 UTC, 3 hours) Los Angeles is briefly 4 hours behind.
- 7 November 2027 — New York and Los Angeles change their clocks. Los Angeles is 3 hours behind on both sides of the change. Between the two changes (06:00–09:00 UTC, 3 hours) Los Angeles is briefly 2 hours behind.
When each city's clocks move, 2026 and 2027
- New York: clocks go forward on 8 March 2026 (UTC-05:00 → UTC-04:00)
- New York: clocks go back on 1 November 2026 (UTC-04:00 → UTC-05:00)
- Los Angeles: clocks go forward on 8 March 2026 (UTC-08:00 → UTC-07:00)
- Los Angeles: clocks go back on 1 November 2026 (UTC-07:00 → UTC-08:00)
- New York: clocks go forward on 14 March 2027 (UTC-05:00 → UTC-04:00)
- New York: clocks go back on 7 November 2027 (UTC-04:00 → UTC-05:00)
- Los Angeles: clocks go forward on 14 March 2027 (UTC-08:00 → UTC-07:00)
- Los Angeles: clocks go back on 7 November 2027 (UTC-07:00 → UTC-08:00)
Best time to schedule a call
- 12:00–17:00 in New York is 09:00–14:00 in Los Angeles — 5 hours of shared working time.
24-hour conversion
Each row is one hour of the day in New York, with the matching local time in Los Angeles.
| New York | Los Angeles | Both at work? |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 21:00 (previous day) | Outside hours |
| 01:00 | 22:00 (previous day) | Outside hours |
| 02:00 | 23:00 (previous day) | Outside hours |
| 03:00 | 00:00 | Outside hours |
| 04:00 | 01:00 | Outside hours |
| 05:00 | 02:00 | Outside hours |
| 06:00 | 03:00 | Outside hours |
| 07:00 | 04:00 | Outside hours |
| 08:00 | 05:00 | Outside hours |
| 09:00 | 06:00 | One side only |
| 10:00 | 07:00 | One side only |
| 11:00 | 08:00 | One side only |
| 12:00 | 09:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 13:00 | 10:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 14:00 | 11:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 15:00 | 12:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 16:00 | 13:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 17:00 | 14:00 | One side only |
| 18:00 | 15:00 | One side only |
| 19:00 | 16:00 | One side only |
| 20:00 | 17:00 | Outside hours |
| 21:00 | 18:00 | Outside hours |
| 22:00 | 19:00 | Outside hours |
| 23:00 | 20:00 | Outside hours |