What is the time difference between New York and Lord Howe Island?

Lord Howe Island is 14 hours 30 minutes 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 Lord Howe Island from New York?

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 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 Lord Howe Island observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Lord Howe Island runs on UTC+10:30 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 30 minutes.

If it is midday in New York, what time is it in Lord Howe Island?

It is 02:30 in Lord Howe Island, 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 Lord Howe Island use?

New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Lord Howe Island uses Australia/Lord_Howe, currently UTC+10:30 (LHST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert New York time to Lord Howe Island time

Right now Lord Howe Island runs 14 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for New York, across for Lord Howe Island.

New York	Lord Howe Island
00:00	14:30
01:00	15:30
02:00	16:30
03:00	17:30
04:00	18:30
05:00	19:30
06:00	20:30
07:00	21:30
08:00	22:30
09:00	23:30
10:00	00:30next day
11:00	01:30next day
12:00	02:30next day
13:00	03:30next day
14:00	04:30next day
15:00	05:30next day
16:00	06:30next day
17:00	07:30next day
18:00	08:30next day
19:00	09:30next day
20:00	10:30next day
21:00	11:30next day
22:00	12:30next day
23:00	13:30next day

Daylight saving time

New York and Lord Howe Island 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

Lord Howe Island

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10:30
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +30m

When you can actually talk

There is no hour where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 working day. Someone has to move — the nearest workable windows are below.

New York 20:00–03:30Lord Howe Island 10:30–18:00
New York 09:00–18:00Lord Howe Island 23:30–08:30

Reference

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

	New York	Lord Howe Island
IANA zone	America/New_York	Australia/Lord_Howe
Abbreviation	EDT	LHST
Standard offset	UTC-5	UTC+10:30
Daylight offset	UTC-4	UTC+11
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	United States	Australia

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

Common questions

What is the time difference between New York and Lord Howe Island?: Lord Howe Island is 14 hours 30 minutes 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 Lord Howe Island from New York?: 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 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 Lord Howe Island observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Lord Howe Island runs on UTC+10:30 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 30 minutes.
If it is midday in New York, what time is it in Lord Howe Island?: It is 02:30 in Lord Howe Island, 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 Lord Howe Island use?: New York uses America/New_York, currently UTC-4 (EDT), and Lord Howe Island uses Australia/Lord_Howe, currently UTC+10:30 (LHST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.