New York, NY to Santa Maria, CA: time difference
Santa Maria, CA is 3 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 01:40 1:40 AM Santa Maria, CA 22:40 10:40 PM You –:–
01:40 1:40 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:12
22:40 10:40 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:11 · 🌙 18:24
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−3 h
Santa Maria, CA is 3 h behind New York, NY.
When you, New York, NY and Santa Maria, CA 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
🇺🇸 Santa Maria, CA
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 New York, NY | 🇺🇸 Santa Maria, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:40 | 22:40 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from New York, NY | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:13 | 07:11 |
| Sunset | 18:12 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 10 h 59 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 8,804,190 | 107,408 |
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New York, NY and Santa Maria, CA: common questions
How many hours behind New York, NY, is Santa Maria, CA?
The clocks in Santa Maria are 3 hours behind those in New York (UTC−7 and UTC−4).
What time is it in Santa Maria, CA, at the start of the working day in New York, NY?
The working day in New York starts at 9:00 AM; in Santa Maria it is 6:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in New York, NY, what time is it in Santa Maria, CA?
At 6:00 PM in New York, clocks in Santa Maria show 3:00 PM.
Is there a time when both New York, NY, and Santa Maria, CA, are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in New York (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Santa Maria), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Santa Maria, CA?
Until 3:00 AM in New York, NY, it is still the previous day in Santa Maria. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Santa Maria it is already the next day in New York.
Does the time gap between New York, NY, and Santa Maria, CA, change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 3 hours.
