San Rafael, CA to New York, NY: time difference
New York, NY is 3 h ahead of San Rafael, CA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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San Rafael, CA 20:47 8:47 PM New York, NY 23:47 11:47 PM You –:–
20:47 8:47 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:15 · 🌙 18:39
23:47 11:47 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:04 · 🌙 18:24
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+3 h
New York, NY is 3 h ahead of San Rafael, CA.
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Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 San Rafael, CA
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
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 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 San Rafael, CA | 🇺🇸 New York, NY |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:47 | 23:47 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from San Rafael, CA | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:15 | 07:04 |
| Sunset | 18:39 | 18:24 |
| Daylight | 11 h 24 min | 11 h 20 min |
| People on this clock | 58,704 | 8,804,190 |
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San Rafael, CA and New York, NY: common questions
How far ahead of San Rafael, CA, is New York, NY?
New York is 3 hours ahead of San Rafael: UTC−4 against UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Rafael, CA, what time is it in New York, NY?
At 9:00 AM in San Rafael, clocks in New York show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in New York, NY, at the end of the working day in San Rafael, CA?
The working day in San Rafael ends at 6:00 PM; in New York it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call New York, NY, from San Rafael, CA?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in San Rafael – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in New York – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in San Rafael, CA, is it tomorrow in New York, NY?
Once it is 9:00 PM in San Rafael, the date in New York has already changed. Until 3:00 AM in New York, it is still the previous day in San Rafael.
Does the time difference between San Rafael, CA, and New York, NY, change?
No. The clocks in San Rafael and in New York change on the same dates, so the difference stays 3 hours.
