Vancouver to Boston, MA: time difference
Boston, MA is 3 h ahead of Vancouver. 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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Vancouver 18:07 6:07 PM Boston, MA 21:07 9:07 PM You –:–
18:07 6:07 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:36
21:07 9:07 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 06:51 · 🌙 18:14
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+3 h
Boston, MA is 3 h ahead of Vancouver.
When you, Vancouver and Boston, MA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇦 Vancouver
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
🇺🇸 Boston, MA
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 | 🇨🇦 Vancouver | 🇺🇸 Boston, MA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:07 | 21:07 |
| Local date | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Vancouver | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Vancouver | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:25 | 06:51 |
| Sunset | 18:36 | 18:14 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 631,486 | 675,647 |
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Vancouver and Boston, MA: common questions
How far ahead of Vancouver is Boston, MA?
Boston is 3 hours ahead of Vancouver: UTC−4 against UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Vancouver, what time is it in Boston, MA?
At 9:00 AM in Vancouver, clocks in Boston show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Boston, MA, at the end of the working day in Vancouver?
The working day in Vancouver ends at 6:00 PM; in Boston it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Boston, MA, from Vancouver?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Vancouver – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Boston – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
From what time in Vancouver is it tomorrow in Boston, MA?
Once it is 9:00 PM in Vancouver, the date in Boston has already changed. Until 3:00 AM in Boston, it is still the previous day in Vancouver.
Does the time gap between Vancouver and Boston, MA, change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Boston but not in Vancouver. From November 1, 2026, Boston will be 2 hours ahead of Vancouver.
