New York, NY to Urbandale, IA: time difference
Urbandale, IA 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.
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New York, NY 19:50 7:50 PM Urbandale, IA 18:50 6:50 PM You –:–
19:50 7:50 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:14 · 🌙 18:11
18:50 6:50 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:33 · 🌙 18:28
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−1 h
Urbandale, IA is 1 h behind New York, NY.
When you, New York, NY and Urbandale, IA 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
🇺🇸 Urbandale, IA
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 | 🇺🇸 Urbandale, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:50 | 18:50 |
| 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 | 07:33 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 18:28 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 10 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 8,804,190 | 45,580 |
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New York, NY and Urbandale, IA: common questions
How far behind New York, NY, is Urbandale, IA?
Urbandale is 1 hour behind New York: UTC−5 against UTC−4.
What time is it in Urbandale, IA, at the start of the working day in New York, NY?
The working day in New York starts at 9:00 AM; in Urbandale it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Urbandale, IA, when it is 6:00 PM in New York, NY?
When it is 6:00 PM in New York, it is 5:00 PM in Urbandale.
When is a good time to call Urbandale, IA, from New York, NY?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in New York – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Urbandale – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Urbandale, IA, compared with New York, NY?
The new day starts in Urbandale later: until 1:00 AM in New York, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Urbandale, New York is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between New York, NY, and Urbandale, IA, change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
