New York, NY to Puerto Plata: time difference
Puerto Plata is 1 h ahead of New York, NY. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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New York, NY 17:00 5:00 PM Puerto Plata 18:00 6:00 PM You –:–
17:00 5:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 16:49
18:00 6:00 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:47 · 🌙 18:07
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+1 h
Puerto Plata is 1 h ahead of New York, NY.
When you, New York, NY and Puerto Plata 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
🇩🇴 Puerto Plata
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 | 🇺🇸 New York, NY | 🇩🇴 Puerto Plata |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 17:00 | 18:00 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Atlantic Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from New York, NY | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Santo Domingo |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:33 | 06:47 |
| Sunset | 16:49 | 18:07 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 8,804,190 | 130,000 |
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New York, NY and Puerto Plata: common questions
What is the time difference between New York, NY, and Puerto Plata?
Puerto Plata is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−4, while New York is on UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in New York, NY, what time is it in Puerto Plata?
At 9:00 AM in New York, clocks in Puerto Plata show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Puerto Plata when it is 6:00 PM in New York, NY?
When it is 6:00 PM in New York, it is 7:00 PM in Puerto Plata.
When do working hours in New York, NY, and in Puerto Plata overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in New York, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Puerto Plata.
When is it already the next day in Puerto Plata?
From 11:00 PM in New York, NY, it is already the next day in Puerto Plata. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Puerto Plata it is still the previous day in New York.
Does the time gap between New York, NY, and Puerto Plata change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in New York but not in Puerto Plata. From March 14, 2027, Puerto Plata and New York will have the same time.
