Puerto Rico to New York, NY: time difference
New York, NY is 1 h behind Puerto Rico. 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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Puerto Rico 19:06 7:06 PM New York, NY 18:06 6:06 PM You –:–
19:06 7:06 PM
Atlantic Standard Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:27 · 🌙 17:51
18:06 6:06 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:33 · 🌙 16:49
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−1 h
New York, NY is 1 h behind Puerto Rico.
When you, Puerto Rico and New York, NY are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
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
🇺🇸 New York, NY
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 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 🇺🇸 New York, NY |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:06 | 18:06 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Atlantic Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Puerto Rico | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Puerto Rico | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:27 | 06:33 |
| Sunset | 17:51 | 16:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 23 min | 10 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 3,285,874 | 8,804,190 |
Compare Puerto Rico with another city
More comparisons with Puerto Rico: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
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Puerto Rico and New York, NY: common questions
What is the time difference between Puerto Rico and New York, NY?
New York is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC−5, while Puerto Rico is on UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Puerto Rico, what time is it in New York, NY?
At 9:00 AM in Puerto Rico, clocks in New York show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in New York, NY, at the end of the working day in Puerto Rico?
The working day in Puerto Rico ends at 6:00 PM; in New York it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Puerto Rico and New York, NY, are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Puerto Rico (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in New York), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in New York, NY, compared with Puerto Rico?
The new day starts in New York later: until 1:00 AM in Puerto Rico, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in New York, Puerto Rico is already on the next day.
Does the time gap between Puerto Rico and New York, NY, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in New York but not in Puerto Rico. From March 14, 2027, New York and Puerto Rico will have the same time.
