Budapest to Jersey City, NJ: time difference
Jersey City, NJ is 6 h behind Budapest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Budapest 14:28 2:28 PM Jersey City, NJ 08:28 8:28 AM You –:–
14:28 2:28 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
08:28 8:28 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:25
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−6 h
Jersey City, NJ is 6 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Jersey City, NJ are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇭🇺 Budapest
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Jersey City, NJ
18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇺🇸 Jersey City, NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 14:28 | 08:28 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Budapest | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:25 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 292,449 |
Compare Budapest with another city
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Budapest and Jersey City, NJ: common questions
How many hours behind Budapest is Jersey City, NJ?
The clocks in Jersey City are 6 hours behind those in Budapest (UTC−4 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, what time is it in Jersey City, NJ?
At 9:00 AM in Budapest, clocks in Jersey City show 3:00 AM.
What time is it in Jersey City, NJ, at the end of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest ends at 6:00 PM; in Jersey City it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Jersey City, NJ, from Budapest?
Between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Budapest – that is 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Jersey City – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
Until what time in Budapest is it still yesterday in Jersey City, NJ?
Before 6:00 AM in Budapest, the date in Jersey City has not changed yet. From 6:00 PM in Jersey City, it is already the next day in Budapest.
Does the time difference between Budapest and Jersey City, NJ, change?
Yes. Both places change their clocks, but on different dates. From October 25, 2026, Jersey City will be 5 hours behind Budapest.
