New York, NY to Cartago: time difference
Cartago is 1 h behind New York, NY. 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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New York, NY 18:49 6:49 PM Cartago 17:49 5:49 PM You –:–
18:49 6:49 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 16:49
17:49 5:49 PM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:28 · 🌙 17:12
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−1 h
Cartago is 1 h behind New York, NY.
When you, New York, NY and Cartago are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 New York, NY
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
🇨🇷 Cartago
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 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 New York, NY | 🇨🇷 Cartago |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:49 | 17:49 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Central Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-6 |
| Offset from New York, NY | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Costa Rica |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:33 | 05:28 |
| Sunset | 16:49 | 17:12 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 11 h 44 min |
| People on this clock | 8,804,190 | 110,000 |
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New York, NY and Cartago: common questions
How far behind New York, NY, is Cartago?
Cartago is 1 hour behind New York: UTC−6 against UTC−5.
What time is it in Cartago when it is 9:00 AM in New York, NY?
When it is 9:00 AM in New York, it is 8:00 AM in Cartago.
What time is it in Cartago at the end of the working day in New York, NY?
The working day in New York ends at 6:00 PM; in Cartago it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in New York, NY, and in Cartago overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cartago.
When is it still the previous day in Cartago?
Until 1:00 AM in New York, NY, it is still the previous day in Cartago. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Cartago it is already the next day in New York.
Does the time gap between New York, NY, and Cartago change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in New York but not in Cartago. From March 14, 2027, Cartago will be 2 hours behind New York.
