Time Difference Between Moscow and New York
New York is 8h behind Moscow in standard time, and 7h behind while New York is on daylight saving time.
Moscow keeps the same clock all year. New York clocks move forward on the second Sunday of March and back on the first Sunday of November. The figures above cover each part of the year. They do not come from the offset on the day the site was built. The live clocks use the current time.
Working Hours Overlap
For each hour of Moscow's working day (9:00-18:00), here is the corresponding local time in New York. Rows highlighted green fall within standard working hours (9:00-18:00) in both cities. Each block is one part of the year, so the table does not change with the day this page was built.
8h behind (standard time)
| Moscow | New York | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 1 AM | No |
| 10 AM | 2 AM | No |
| 11 AM | 3 AM | No |
| 12 PM | 4 AM | No |
| 1 PM | 5 AM | No |
| 2 PM | 6 AM | No |
| 3 PM | 7 AM | No |
| 4 PM | 8 AM | No |
| 5 PM | 9 AM | Yes |
| 6 PM | 10 AM | No |
7h behind (daylight saving time in New York, while Moscow is on standard time)
| Moscow | New York | Both working hours? |
|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 2 AM | No |
| 10 AM | 3 AM | No |
| 11 AM | 4 AM | No |
| 12 PM | 5 AM | No |
| 1 PM | 6 AM | No |
| 2 PM | 7 AM | No |
| 3 PM | 8 AM | No |
| 4 PM | 9 AM | Yes |
| 5 PM | 10 AM | Yes |
| 6 PM | 11 AM | No |
Best Time to Meet
8h behind (standard time)
- 5 PM-6 PM in Moscow (9 AM-10 AM in New York) works for both sides. It falls within 9 AM-6 PM in both time zones.
7h behind (daylight saving time in New York, while Moscow is on standard time)
- 4 PM-6 PM in Moscow (9 AM-11 AM in New York) works for both sides. It falls within 9 AM-6 PM in both time zones.
How the Difference Changes
Only New York changes its clocks, so the gap is not one number. The rules are above. The dates for the year you are reading this page load below.
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Moscow
Moscow uses the Europe/Moscow time zone, at UTC+3 all year. This zone does not observe daylight saving time.
New York
New York uses the America/New_York time zone. Standard time is UTC-5, and daylight saving time is UTC-4.