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New York City and Los Angeles Time Difference

New York City is 3h ahead of Los Angeles

New York City
New York City

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

11:54:44

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/New_York · EDT

Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

08:54:44

Sunday, April 5, 2026

United States · America/Los_Angeles · PDT

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between New York City and Los Angeles, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 12 pm in New York City it is 9 am in Los Angeles — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in New York City (2 pm in Los Angeles). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

New York City and Los Angeles have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. New York City is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles, 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 3 pm to 7 pm in Los Angeles, 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

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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
Humidity94%
Wind5 mph SW

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

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

Los Angeles

  • Truman Day

  • Memorial Day

  • Juneteenth National Independence Day

Via Nager.Date

🌅 Dawn6:08:59 AM
☀️ Sunrise6:34:19 AM
🌞 Solar Noon12:56:45 PM
🌇 Golden Hour6:46:00 PM
🌆 Sunset7:19:11 PM
🌃 Dusk7:44:31 PM
Day length12:44:51

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Condition⛅ Partly cloudy
Temperature18°C
Feels like15°C
Humidity30%
Wind2 mph NE

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination87%
CycleWaning
Moon age18.2 days
Moonrise22:18
Moonset08:22
New87% illuminatedFull

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