Santa Cruz to New York, NY: time difference
New York, NY is 1 h ahead of Santa Cruz. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Santa Cruz 03:45 3:45 AM New York, NY 04:45 4:45 AM You –:–
03:45 3:45 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:36 · 🌙 17:18
04:45 4:45 AM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:36 · 🌙 16:47
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+1 h
New York, NY is 1 h ahead of Santa Cruz.
When you, Santa Cruz 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
🇨🇷 Santa Cruz
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
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 | 🇨🇷 Santa Cruz | 🇺🇸 New York, NY |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:45 | 04:45 |
| Local date | Sunday, November 8, 2026 | Sunday, November 8, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC-4, Mar 14, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:36 | 06:36 |
| Sunset | 17:18 | 16:47 |
| Daylight | 11 h 42 min | 10 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 1,665 | 8,804,190 |
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Santa Cruz and New York, NY: common questions
What is the time difference between Santa Cruz and New York, NY?
New York is 1 hour ahead: it uses UTC−5, while Santa Cruz is on UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in New York, NY?
At 9:00 AM in Santa Cruz, clocks in New York show 10:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, what time is it in New York, NY?
At 6:00 PM in Santa Cruz, clocks in New York show 7:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Santa Cruz and New York, NY, are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santa Cruz (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in New York), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in New York, NY?
From 11:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already the next day in New York. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in New York it is still the previous day in Santa Cruz.
Is the time difference between Santa Cruz and New York, NY, the same all year?
No. Only New York switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 14, 2027, New York will be 2 hours ahead of Santa Cruz.
