What is the time difference between New York and Auckland?

Auckland is 16 hours ahead of New York. 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 Auckland from New York?

Between 17:00–18:00 in New York, which is 09:00–10:00 in Auckland. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

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.

Does Auckland observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Auckland runs on UTC+12 in winter and UTC+13 in summer. The next change is on 2026-09-27, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

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

It is 04:00 in Auckland, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do New York and Auckland use?

New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Auckland uses Pacific/Auckland, currently UTC+12 (NZST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert New York time to Auckland time

Auckland is 16 hours ahead of New York right now, so midday in New York lands in the small hours in Auckland.

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The converter needs JavaScript to run. Everything below — offsets, daylight saving dates and the hour-by-hour table — is part of the page and works without it.

Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in New York, and what the clock reads in Auckland at that same moment.

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

Daylight saving time

New York and Auckland both observe daylight saving. Where their change dates differ, so does the gap between them for the weeks in between.

New York

Observes daylight saving time

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

Auckland

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+12
Daylight: UTC+13
Next change: 2026-09-27 +60m

When you can actually talk

The window is 1 hour wide — 17:00–18:00 in New York, 09:00–10:00 in Auckland.

New York 17:00–18:00Auckland 09:00–10:00

Reference

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

	New York	Auckland
IANA zone	America/New_York	Pacific/Auckland
Abbreviation	EDT	NZST
Standard offset	UTC-5	UTC+12
Daylight offset	UTC-4	UTC+13
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	United States	New Zealand

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between New York and Auckland?: Auckland is 16 hours ahead of New York. 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 Auckland from New York?: Between 17:00–18:00 in New York, which is 09:00–10:00 in Auckland. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
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.
Does Auckland observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Auckland runs on UTC+12 in winter and UTC+13 in summer. The next change is on 2026-09-27, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in New York, what time is it in Auckland?: It is 04:00 in Auckland, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do New York and Auckland use?: New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Auckland uses Pacific/Auckland, currently UTC+12 (NZST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.