Cancun to New York, NY: time difference
New York, NY is 1 h ahead of Cancun. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Cancun 20:26 8:26 PM New York, NY 21:26 9:26 PM You –:–
20:26 8:26 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:41 · 🌙 18:29
21:26 9:26 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:02 · 🌙 18:27
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+1 h
New York, NY is 1 h ahead of Cancun.
When you, Cancun and New York, NY are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇲🇽 Cancun
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
🇺🇸 New York, NY
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇲🇽 Cancun | 🇺🇸 New York, NY |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:26 | 21:26 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Cancun | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Cancun | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:41 | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:27 |
| Daylight | 11 h 48 min | 11 h 26 min |
| People on this clock | 888,797 | 8,804,190 |
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Cancun and New York, NY: common questions
How far ahead of Cancun is New York, NY?
New York is 1 hour ahead of Cancun: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cancun, what time is it in New York, NY?
At 9:00 AM in Cancun, clocks in New York show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Cancun, what time is it in New York, NY?
At 6:00 PM in Cancun, clocks in New York show 7:00 PM.
When do working hours in Cancun and in New York, NY, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cancun, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in New York.
From what time in Cancun is it tomorrow in New York, NY?
Once it is 11:00 PM in Cancun, the date in New York has already changed. Until 1:00 AM in New York, it is still the previous day in Cancun.
Does the time difference between Cancun and New York, NY, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in New York. From November 1, 2026, New York and Cancun will have the same time.
