Love Taps / Time zones / New York and Denver
Time difference between New York and Denver
Denver is 2 hours behind New York. From November 1, 2026: Denver is 2 hours behind New York.
| New York | United States · America/New_York · UTC−4 |
|---|---|
| Denver | United States · America/Denver · UTC−6 |
| Difference now | Denver is 2 hours behind New York |
| Distance | 1,627 miles (2,619 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until November 1, 2026 | Denver is 2 hours behind New York |
| November 1, 2026 – March 14, 2027 | Denver is 2 hours behind New York |
| From March 14, 2027 | Denver is 2 hours behind New York |
New York observes daylight saving time. Denver observes it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.
Best times to call
Both awake
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 10:00 am – 11:00 pm in New York = 8:00 am – 9:00 pm in Denver · 13 hours
Outside working hours on workdays
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm in New York = 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm in Denver · 4 hours
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in New York is 6:00 am in Denver.
- 10:00 pm in New York is 8:00 pm in Denver.
- 8:00 am in Denver is 10:00 am in New York.
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.
| New York | Denver | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 10:00 pm −1 day | New York asleep |
| 1:00 am | 11:00 pm −1 day | Both asleep |
| 2:00 am | 12:00 am | Both asleep |
| 3:00 am | 1:00 am | Both asleep |
| 4:00 am | 2:00 am | Both asleep |
| 5:00 am | 3:00 am | Both asleep |
| 6:00 am | 4:00 am | Both asleep |
| 7:00 am | 5:00 am | Both asleep |
| 8:00 am | 6:00 am | Denver asleep |
| 9:00 am | 7:00 am | Denver asleep |
| 10:00 am | 8:00 am | Both awake |
| 11:00 am | 9:00 am | Both awake |
| 12:00 pm | 10:00 am | Both awake |
| 1:00 pm | 11:00 am | Both awake |
| 2:00 pm | 12:00 pm | Both awake |
| 3:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Both awake |
| 4:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Both awake |
| 5:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Both awake |
| 6:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Both awake |
| 7:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Both awake |
| 8:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Both awake |
| 9:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Both awake |
| 10:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Both awake |
| 11:00 pm | 9:00 pm | New York asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- New York and Los Angeles · 3 hours
- New York and Chicago · 1 hour
- New York and Miami · 0 hours
- New York and Seattle · 3 hours
- New York and San Francisco · 3 hours
- New York and Houston · 1 hour
- New York and Dallas · 1 hour
- New York and Atlanta · 0 hours
More: long-distance relationship ideas · holiday countdowns · all time differences
Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.