What is the time difference between New York and Casablanca?

Casablanca is 5 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 Casablanca from New York?

Between 09:00–13:00 in New York, which is 14:00–18:00 in Casablanca. 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 Casablanca observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Casablanca runs on UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer. The next change is on 2027-02-07, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

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

It is 17:00 in Casablanca, 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 New York and Casablanca use?

New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Casablanca uses Africa/Casablanca, currently UTC+1. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert New York time to Casablanca time

Casablanca is 5 hours ahead of New York right now, so midday in New York lands in the afternoon in Casablanca.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

Both cities change their clocks, but not necessarily on the same date — which is why the difference between them shifts for a few weeks each year.

New York

Observes daylight saving time

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

Casablanca

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+0
Daylight: UTC+1
Next change: 2027-02-07 −60m

When you can actually talk

The window is 4 hours wide — 09:00–13:00 in New York, 14:00–18:00 in Casablanca.

New York 09:00–13:00Casablanca 14:00–18:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	New York	Casablanca
IANA zone	America/New_York	Africa/Casablanca
Abbreviation	EDT	UTC+1
Standard offset	UTC-5	UTC+0
Daylight offset	UTC-4	UTC+1
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	United States	Morocco

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Common questions

What is the time difference between New York and Casablanca?: Casablanca is 5 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 Casablanca from New York?: Between 09:00–13:00 in New York, which is 14:00–18:00 in Casablanca. 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 Casablanca observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Casablanca runs on UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer. The next change is on 2027-02-07, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in New York, what time is it in Casablanca?: It is 17:00 in Casablanca, 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 New York and Casablanca use?: New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Casablanca uses Africa/Casablanca, currently UTC+1. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.