What is the time difference between Karachi and New York?

New York is 9 hours behind Karachi. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call New York from Karachi?

There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.

Does Karachi observe daylight saving time?

No. Karachi stays on UTC+5 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does New York observe daylight saving time?

Yes. New York runs on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Karachi, what time is it in New York?

It is 03:00 in New York, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Karachi and New York use?

Karachi uses Asia/Karachi, currently UTC+5, and New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Karachi time to New York time

New York is 9 hours behind Karachi right now, so midday in Karachi lands in the small hours in New York.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Karachi, across for New York.

Karachi	New York
00:00	15:00previous day
01:00	16:00previous day
02:00	17:00previous day
03:00	18:00previous day
04:00	19:00previous day
05:00	20:00previous day
06:00	21:00previous day
07:00	22:00previous day
08:00	23:00previous day
09:00	00:00
10:00	01:00
11:00	02:00
12:00	03:00
13:00	04:00
14:00	05:00
15:00	06:00
16:00	07:00
17:00	08:00
18:00	09:00
19:00	10:00
20:00	11:00
21:00	12:00
22:00	13:00
23:00	14:00

Daylight saving time

Karachi keeps one offset all year while New York moves twice. That is the whole reason this difference is seasonal.

Karachi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5

New York

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-5
Daylight: UTC-4
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

When you can actually talk

A standard working day in Karachi and one in New York do not overlap at all. Any call between them is early for one side or late for the other.

Karachi 09:00–03:00New York 00:00–18:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Karachi	New York
IANA zone	Asia/Karachi	America/New_York
Abbreviation	UTC+5	EDT
Standard offset	UTC+5	UTC-5
Daylight offset	—	UTC-4
Clock changes this year	0	2
Country	Pakistan	United States

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Karachi and New York?: New York is 9 hours behind Karachi. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call New York from Karachi?: There is no time inside normal working hours in both cities, so someone has to take the call outside them. The nearest workable windows are listed above — pick one and alternate who gets the awkward slot.
Does Karachi observe daylight saving time?: No. Karachi stays on UTC+5 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does New York observe daylight saving time?: Yes. New York runs on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Karachi, what time is it in New York?: It is 03:00 in New York, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Karachi and New York use?: Karachi uses Asia/Karachi, currently UTC+5, and New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.