New York, NY to Decatur, AL: time difference
Decatur, AL 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
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New York, NY 05:15 5:15 AM Decatur, AL 04:15 4:15 AM You –:–
05:15 5:15 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:14 · 🌙 18:11
04:15 4:15 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:58 · 🌙 18:09
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−1 h
Decatur, AL is 1 h behind New York, NY.
When you, New York, NY and Decatur, AL 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
🇺🇸 Decatur, AL
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 | 🇺🇸 Decatur, AL |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:15 | 04:15 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from New York, NY | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:14 | 06:58 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 18:09 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 11 h 10 min |
| People on this clock | 8,804,190 | 77,047 |
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New York, NY and Decatur, AL: common questions
How many hours behind New York, NY, is Decatur, AL?
The clocks in Decatur are 1 hour behind those in New York (UTC−5 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in New York, NY, what time is it in Decatur, AL?
At 9:00 AM in New York, clocks in Decatur show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in New York, NY, what time is it in Decatur, AL?
At 6:00 PM in New York, clocks in Decatur show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in New York, NY, and in Decatur, AL, 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 Decatur.
When does the date change in Decatur, AL, compared with New York, NY?
The new day starts in Decatur later: until 1:00 AM in New York, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Decatur, New York is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between New York, NY, and Decatur, AL, change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
