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New York City and Houston Time Difference

New York City is 1h ahead of Houston

New York City
New York City

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

12:27:31

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/New_York · EDT

Houston
Houston

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

11:27:31

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/Chicago · CDT

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between New York City and Houston, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 10 am in New York City it is 9 am in Houston — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in New York City (4 pm in Houston). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

New York City and Houston have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. New York City is 1 hour ahead of Houston, which gives you 4 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 10 pm in New York City — that lands at 5 pm to 9 pm in Houston, after the school run and before anyone's ready for bed. For a Sunday catch-up or a midweek check-in, this is the sweet spot.

New York City

  • Truman Day

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn6:05:42 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:33:30 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:59:50 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:49:54 PM
🌆 Sunset7:26:10 PM
🌃 Dusk7:53:58 PM
Day length12:52:39

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature12°C
Feels like11°C
Humidity93%
Wind7 mph W

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:33
Moonset08:01
New87% illuminatedFull

Houston

  • Truman Day

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn6:42:34 AM
☀️ Sunrise7:06:41 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:25:16 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:12:12 PM
🌆 Sunset7:43:51 PM
🌃 Dusk8:07:58 PM
Day length12:37:09

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition☁️ Overcast
Temperature17°C
Feels like16°C
Humidity82%
Wind12 mph N

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:32
Moonset09:00
New87% illuminatedFull

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