What is the time difference between San Francisco and New York?

New York is 3 hours ahead of San Francisco. 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 San Francisco?

Between 09:00–15:00 in San Francisco, which is 12:00–18:00 in New York. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does San Francisco observe daylight saving time?

Yes. San Francisco runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

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 San Francisco, what time is it in New York?

It is 15:00 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 San Francisco and New York use?

San Francisco uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), 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 San Francisco time to New York time

New York is 3 hours ahead of San Francisco right now, so midday in San Francisco lands in the afternoon in New York.

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Hour by hour

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

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

Daylight saving time

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

San Francisco

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

New York

Observes daylight saving time

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

When you can actually talk

The window is 6 hours wide — 09:00–15:00 in San Francisco, 12:00–18:00 in New York.

San Francisco 09:00–15:00New York 12:00–18:00

Reference

The zone identifiers and offsets behind everything above.

	San Francisco	New York
IANA zone	America/Los_Angeles	America/New_York
Abbreviation	PDT	EDT
Standard offset	UTC-8	UTC-5
Daylight offset	UTC-7	UTC-4
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	United States	United States

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Common questions

What is the time difference between San Francisco and New York?: New York is 3 hours ahead of San Francisco. 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 San Francisco?: Between 09:00–15:00 in San Francisco, which is 12:00–18:00 in New York. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does San Francisco observe daylight saving time?: Yes. San Francisco runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
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 San Francisco, what time is it in New York?: It is 15:00 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 San Francisco and New York use?: San Francisco uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), 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.