New York to Honolulu time — Honolulu is 5 hours behind
Honolulu is 5 hours behind of New York during standard time. Once daylight saving begins the gap becomes 6 hours behind, because the two cities do not change their clocks in step. Their normal working days overlap by roughly 4 hours.
Standard time
5 hours behindApplies while neither zone is on daylight saving — broadly November to March in the northern hemisphere.
Daylight saving
6 hours behindApplies while the clocks are forward. This pair does not keep a constant gap, so check the date.
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New York to Honolulu — every hour
Both columns are computed from the IANA database, so they follow the real transition dates.
| New York | Honolulu — standard | Honolulu — daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 7:00 pm (previous day) | 6:00 pm (previous day) |
| 1:00 am | 8:00 pm (previous day) | 7:00 pm (previous day) |
| 2:00 am | 9:00 pm (previous day) | 8:00 pm (previous day) |
| 3:00 am | 10:00 pm (previous day) | 9:00 pm (previous day) |
| 4:00 am | 11:00 pm (previous day) | 10:00 pm (previous day) |
| 5:00 am | 12:00 am | 11:00 pm (previous day) |
| 6:00 am | 1:00 am | 12:00 am |
| 7:00 am | 2:00 am | 1:00 am |
| 8:00 am | 3:00 am | 2:00 am |
| 9:00 am | 4:00 am | 3:00 am |
| 10:00 am | 5:00 am | 4:00 am |
| 11:00 am | 6:00 am | 5:00 am |
| 12:00 pm | 7:00 am | 6:00 am |
| 1:00 pm | 8:00 am | 7:00 am |
| 2:00 pm | 9:00 am | 8:00 am |
| 3:00 pm | 10:00 am | 9:00 am |
| 4:00 pm | 11:00 am | 10:00 am |
| 5:00 pm | 12:00 pm | 11:00 am |
| 6:00 pm | 1:00 pm | 12:00 pm |
| 7:00 pm | 2:00 pm | 1:00 pm |
| 8:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 2:00 pm |
| 9:00 pm | 4:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
| 10:00 pm | 5:00 pm | 4:00 pm |
| 11:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 5:00 pm |
Questions people ask
Honolulu is 5 hours behind of New York during standard time, and 6 hours behind while daylight saving is running.
There are a few hours of shared working time. Booking towards the start of the later zone's day usually suits everybody.
New York observes daylight saving, and Honolulu does not. That is what decides whether the gap between them is fixed or seasonal.
Booking something recurring?
A fixed clock time drifts when either side changes its clocks. Our guides explain how to stop that happening.