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.
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Santa Cruz 16:49 4:49 PM New York, NY 17:49 5:49 PM You –:–
16:49 4:49 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:09 · 🌙 17:41
17:49 5:49 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 18:00
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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 | 16:49 | 17:49 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Santa Cruz | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Jamaica | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:09 | 07:23 |
| Sunset | 17:41 | 18:00 |
| Daylight | 11 h 32 min | 10 h 37 min |
| People on this clock | 8,217 | 8,804,190 |
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Santa Cruz and New York, NY: common questions
How far ahead of Santa Cruz is New York, NY?
New York is 1 hour ahead of Santa Cruz: UTC−4 against UTC−5.
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.
What time is it in New York, NY, at the end of the working day in Santa Cruz?
The working day in Santa Cruz ends at 6:00 PM; in New York it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in Santa Cruz and in New York, NY, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Santa Cruz, which is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in New York.
When does the date change in New York, NY, compared with Santa Cruz?
The new day starts in New York earlier: at 11:00 PM in Santa Cruz it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in New York, Santa Cruz is still on the previous day.
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 November 1, 2026, New York and Santa Cruz will have the same time.
