New York, NY to Puerto Rico: time difference
Puerto Rico 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.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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New York, NY 18:25 6:25 PM Puerto Rico 19:25 7:25 PM You –:–
18:25 6:25 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 16:49
19:25 7:25 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:27 · 🌙 17:51
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+1 h
Puerto Rico is 1 h ahead of New York, NY.
When you, New York, NY and Puerto Rico 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 Rico
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 Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:25 | 19:25 |
| 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/Puerto Rico |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:33 | 06:27 |
| Sunset | 16:49 | 17:51 |
| Daylight | 10 h 15 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 8,804,190 | 3,285,874 |
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New York, NY and Puerto Rico: common questions
How far ahead of New York, NY, is Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is 1 hour ahead of New York: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in New York, NY, what time is it in Puerto Rico?
At 9:00 AM in New York, clocks in Puerto Rico show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Puerto Rico at the end of the working day in New York, NY?
The working day in New York ends at 6:00 PM; in Puerto Rico it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both New York, NY, and Puerto Rico are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in New York (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Puerto Rico), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Puerto Rico?
From 11:00 PM in New York, NY, it is already the next day in Puerto Rico. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Puerto Rico it is still the previous day in New York.
Does the time gap between New York, NY, and Puerto Rico change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in New York but not in Puerto Rico. From March 14, 2027, Puerto Rico and New York will have the same time.
