New York to Los Angeles time — Los Angeles is 3 hours behind
Los Angeles is 3 hours behind of New York during standard time. The two cities keep the same gap throughout the year. Their normal working days overlap by roughly 6 hours.
Standard time
3 hours behindApplies while neither zone is on daylight saving — broadly November to March in the northern hemisphere.
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New York to Los Angeles — every hour
Both columns are computed from the IANA database, so they follow the real transition dates.
| New York | Los Angeles — standard |
|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 9:00 pm (previous day) |
| 1:00 am | 10:00 pm (previous day) |
| 2:00 am | 11:00 pm (previous day) |
| 3:00 am | 12:00 am |
| 4:00 am | 1:00 am |
| 5:00 am | 2:00 am |
| 6:00 am | 3:00 am |
| 7:00 am | 4:00 am |
| 8:00 am | 5:00 am |
| 9:00 am | 6:00 am |
| 10:00 am | 7:00 am |
| 11:00 am | 8:00 am |
| 12:00 pm | 9:00 am |
| 1:00 pm | 10:00 am |
| 2:00 pm | 11:00 am |
| 3:00 pm | 12:00 pm |
| 4:00 pm | 1:00 pm |
| 5:00 pm | 2:00 pm |
| 6:00 pm | 3:00 pm |
| 7:00 pm | 4:00 pm |
| 8:00 pm | 5:00 pm |
| 9:00 pm | 6:00 pm |
| 10:00 pm | 7:00 pm |
| 11:00 pm | 8:00 pm |
Questions people ask
Los Angeles is 3 hours behind of New York throughout the year.
The two working days overlap almost completely, so any normal meeting slot works for both sides.
New York observes daylight saving, and Los Angeles does too. 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.