Time Difference: New York and Paris
Paris runs 6 hours ahead of New York in most weeks. At 9:00 AM in New York it is 3:00 PM in Paris, or 2:00 PM when the gap is 5 hours.
New York Time in Paris, Every Hour
Each column is one real season of the New York-Paris gap. Pick the column that matches your date.
| 🇺🇸 New York (ET) | 🇫🇷 Paris (EST → CET) | 🇫🇷 Paris (EDT → CEST) | 🇫🇷 Paris (EDT → CET) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 | 05:00 |
| 03:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 08:00 |
| 06:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 11:00 |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 14:00 |
| 12:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 17:00 |
| 15:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 20:00 |
| 18:00 | 00:00(next day) | 00:00(next day) | 23:00 |
| 21:00 | 03:00(next day) | 03:00(next day) | 02:00(next day) |
- EST → CET: first Sunday in November to second Sunday in March, while both are on standard time
- EDT → CEST: last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October, while both are on summer time
- EDT → CET: a few weeks from the second Sunday in March, and about a week from the last Sunday in October, when only the US is on summer time
* "next day" / "prev day" = the converted time falls on a different calendar date.
A New York Morning Is the Whole Overlap
Paris closes at 5:00 PM, which is 11:00 AM in New York on the usual gap, so only the first two hours of the New York day are shared: 9:00 to 11:00 AM in New York is 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Paris. In the 5-hour weeks the shared window is three hours long.
| New York | Paris (EST → CET) | Paris (EDT → CEST) | Paris (EDT → CET) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM ✓ | 3:00 PM ✓ | 2:00 PM ✓ |
| 10:00 AM | 4:00 PM ✓ | 4:00 PM ✓ | 3:00 PM ✓ |
| 11:00 AM | 5:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM ✓ |
| 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 12:00 AM (next day) | 12:00 AM (next day) | 11:00 PM |
Each row is an hour of the New York day. A check mark means both cities are inside a 9 AM to 5 PM working day at that moment.
- EST → CET: 2 hours shared, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM New York time.
- EDT → CEST: 2 hours shared, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM New York time.
- EDT → CET: 3 hours shared, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM New York time.
A series fixed at 10:00 AM New York time is 4:00 PM in Paris most of the year and 3:00 PM in the short windows. Put the Paris time in the invite.
Six Hours, With Two Short Exceptions
New York is UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer; Paris is UTC+1 and UTC+2. The US moves forward on the second Sunday in March, two to three weeks before France does on the last Sunday in March. In autumn France moves back on the last Sunday in October, about a week before the US does on the first Sunday in November. In those stretches the gap is 5 hours.
Add 6 hours going east: 10:00 AM in New York is 4:00 PM in Paris in most weeks. Going west, 6:00 PM in Paris is 12:00 PM in New York.
Paris is already past its working day by lunchtime in New York: 12:00 PM there is 6:00 PM in Paris, and 2:00 PM is 8:00 PM. A late New York slot only works if the Paris side agrees to stay on.
A Paris Afternoon Call That Moves in March
A New York team that calls Paris at 10:00 AM New York time reaches 4:00 PM in most weeks and 3:00 PM in the 5-hour windows. If Paris hosts at 4:00 PM, New York joins at 10:00 AM most weeks and 11:00 AM in the short windows.
A fixed New York-time series therefore reaches Paris an hour earlier in the weeks after the US changes and before France does. Confirm the Paris time in the invite that week.