Houston to New York Time Converter
United States (UTC-5:00) → United States (UTC-4:00)
Houston
12:56:55 PM
Sat, May 2, 2026
UTC-5
1 hour ahead
New York
01:56:55 PM
Sat, May 2, 2026
UTC-4
Time Difference
- Houston offset
- UTC-5:00
- New York offset
- UTC-4:00
- Difference
- 1 hour ahead
- Best overlap
- 9 AM–3 PM / 10 AM–4 PM
Time Comparison
HoustonUnited States12:56 PM
New YorkUnited States1:56 PM
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4am
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6am
7am
8am
9am
10am
11am
NOW12pm
1pm
2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm
6pm
7pm
8pm
9pm
10pm
11pm
MAY 21am
2am
3am
4am
5am
6am
7am
8am
9am
10am
11am
12pm
1pm
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3pm
4pm
5pm
6pm
7pm
8pm
9pm
10pm
11pm
MAY 312am+1d
BusinessMorning/EveningDawn/DuskNight
24-Hour Conversion Table
Based on standard time (Jan 15 reference). Actual times may differ during DST transitions.
| Houston | New York |
|---|---|
| 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 11:00 PM | 12:00 AM+1 day |
| 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 1:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 2:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 3:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
Highlighted rows indicate business hours (9 AM–5 PM) in Houston.
About Houston Timezone
- City
- Houston
- Country
- United States
- IANA timezone
- America/Chicago
- UTC offset
- UTC-5:00
- Observes DST
- Yes
- Population
- 2,304,580
About New York Timezone
- City
- New York
- Country
- United States
- IANA timezone
- America/New_York
- UTC offset
- UTC-4:00
- Observes DST
- Yes
- Population
- 8,336,817
Did You Know? — Houston & New York
Time Zone Facts: Houston
- •CST/CDT (UTC-6/-5); central time for major markets
- •Central markets with CBOT operating during business hours
- •Subtropical: Houston ranges from 10 hours daylight in winter to 14.5 hours in summer
Time Zone Facts: New York
- •New York City operates on EST (UTC-5) in winter and EDT (UTC-4) during Daylight Saving Time, which the US observes from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
- •The New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street opens at 9:30 AM ET and closes at 4:00 PM ET — its trading hours set the pace for global equity markets each business day.
- •At 40.7°N latitude, New York sees dramatic daylight swings: just under 9 hours of daylight in late December and over 15 hours in late June.
Frequently Asked Questions
New York is 1 hour ahead Houston. Houston is at UTC-5:00 and New York is at UTC-4:00.
New York is 1 hour ahead Houston.
Houston is in the America/Chicago timezone, currently at UTC-5:00.
New York is in the America/New_York timezone, currently at UTC-4:00.
Yes, Houston (United States) observes Daylight Saving Time. The UTC offset changes seasonally.
Yes, New York (United States) observes Daylight Saving Time. The UTC offset changes seasonally.
tzConverterPair.faqCityA5overlap
When converting times across different timezones, some hours cross midnight and land on the next or previous calendar date. The '+1 day' and '−1 day' labels in the table mark these date-boundary crossings — always check the day indicator when booking cross-timezone events. Your best overlap window is around 9 AM–3 PM / 10 AM–4 PM.
When it is midnight (00:00) in Houston, it is 8:00 PM in New York.
Yes — with a 1 hour ahead time difference, Houston and New York can be on different calendar dates. When it is late evening in one city, it may already be the next day in the other.
In any calendar app, create the event in the host timezone (Houston) and invite New York participants — the app auto-displays the converted local time for each attendee. With business-hours overlap around 9 AM–3 PM / 10 AM–4 PM, recurring sync meetings can be scheduled without either side joining outside normal working hours.
To convert Houston time to New York time, add 1 hour ahead. For example, 9:00 AM in Houston is 5:00 AM in New York. Use the 24-hour conversion table above for any hour of the day.
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