Love Taps / Time zones / Honolulu and New York
Time difference between Honolulu and New York
New York is 6 hours ahead of Honolulu. From November 1, 2026: New York is 5 hours ahead of Honolulu.
| Honolulu | United States · Pacific/Honolulu · UTC−10 |
|---|---|
| New York | United States · America/New_York · UTC−4 |
| Difference now | New York is 6 hours ahead of Honolulu |
| Distance | 4,960 miles (7,982 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until November 1, 2026 | New York is 6 hours ahead of Honolulu |
| November 1, 2026 – March 14, 2027 | New York is 5 hours ahead of Honolulu |
| From March 14, 2027 | New York is 6 hours ahead of Honolulu |
Honolulu does not observe daylight saving time. New York observes it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.
Best times to call
Both awake while the difference is 6 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 5:00 pm in Honolulu = 2:00 pm – 11:00 pm in New York · 9 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 6 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
None. On workdays at least one of you is at work or asleep at every hour, so weekend calls and messages that can wait are the practical options.
Both awake while the difference is 5 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 6:00 pm in Honolulu = 1:00 pm – 11:00 pm in New York · 10 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 5 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm in Honolulu = 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm in New York · 1 hour
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in Honolulu is 2:00 pm in New York.
- 10:00 pm in Honolulu is 4:00 am in New York the next day.
- 8:00 am in New York is 2:00 am in Honolulu.
A message sent at one person's bedtime often lands during the other's day. Love Taps has Good morning and Goodnight moods for this: one tap, no reply expected.
Hour by hour
Current offsets. Highlighted rows are hours when both cities are between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm.
| Honolulu | New York | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 6:00 am | Both asleep |
| 1:00 am | 7:00 am | Both asleep |
| 2:00 am | 8:00 am | Honolulu asleep |
| 3:00 am | 9:00 am | Honolulu asleep |
| 4:00 am | 10:00 am | Honolulu asleep |
| 5:00 am | 11:00 am | Honolulu asleep |
| 6:00 am | 12:00 pm | Honolulu asleep |
| 7:00 am | 1:00 pm | Honolulu asleep |
| 8:00 am | 2:00 pm | Both awake |
| 9:00 am | 3:00 pm | Both awake |
| 10:00 am | 4:00 pm | Both awake |
| 11:00 am | 5:00 pm | Both awake |
| 12:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Both awake |
| 1:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Both awake |
| 2:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Both awake |
| 3:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Both awake |
| 4:00 pm | 10:00 pm | Both awake |
| 5:00 pm | 11:00 pm | New York asleep |
| 6:00 pm | 12:00 am +1 day | New York asleep |
| 7:00 pm | 1:00 am +1 day | New York asleep |
| 8:00 pm | 2:00 am +1 day | New York asleep |
| 9:00 pm | 3:00 am +1 day | New York asleep |
| 10:00 pm | 4:00 am +1 day | New York asleep |
| 11:00 pm | 5:00 am +1 day | Both asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- Honolulu and Los Angeles · 3 hours
- Honolulu and Seattle · 3 hours
- Honolulu and Chicago · 5 hours
- Honolulu and Manila · 18 hours
- Honolulu and Tokyo · 19 hours
- New York and Los Angeles · 3 hours
- New York and Chicago · 1 hour
- New York and Miami · 0 hours
More: long-distance relationship ideas · holiday countdowns · all time differences
Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.