Dubai to New York Time Converter
New York is 9 hours behind Dubai in winter and 8 hours behind in summer. 6:00 PM in Dubai is 9:00 AM in New York on EST and 10:00 AM on EDT.
Dubai Hours in New York Time
Dubai never changes its clocks, so the two columns differ only by New York's season. Use the live clocks above for the current offset.
| 🇦🇪 GST | 🇺🇸 GST → ESTUTC+4 to UTC-5, while New York is on EST | 🇺🇸 GST → EDTUTC+4 to UTC-4, while New York is on EDT |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 3:00 PMprev day | 4:00 PMprev day |
| 01:00 | 4:00 PMprev day | 5:00 PMprev day |
| 02:00 | 5:00 PMprev day | 6:00 PMprev day |
| 03:00 | 6:00 PMprev day | 7:00 PMprev day |
| 04:00 | 7:00 PMprev day | 8:00 PMprev day |
| 05:00 | 8:00 PMprev day | 9:00 PMprev day |
| 06:00 | 9:00 PMprev day | 10:00 PMprev day |
| 07:00 | 10:00 PMprev day | 11:00 PMprev day |
| 08:00 | 11:00 PMprev day | 12:00 AM |
| 09:00 | 12:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 10:00 | 1:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| 11:00 | 2:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 12:00 | 3:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 13:00 | 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 14:00 | 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 15:00 | 6:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 16:00 | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 17:00 | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 18:00 | 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 19:00 | 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 20:00 | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 21:00 | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 22:00 | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 23:00 | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
"prev day" = converted time falls on the previous calendar day.
Two Workdays, Almost No Overlap
Dubai's 9 AM to 5 PM day is 12:00 AM to 8:00 AM in New York on EST, so it is over before New York wakes up. The workable slot is Dubai's evening, which is New York's morning.
| Dubai | New York |
|---|---|
| 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 9:00 AM–10:00 AM |
| GST → EST: Dubai: after 5 PM. New York: inside 9 AM–5 PM. Winter: Dubai stays an hour or two past 5 PM, New York is in mid-morning. | |
| 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 9:00 AM–10:00 AM |
| GST → EDT: Dubai: after 5 PM. New York: inside 9 AM–5 PM. Summer: the same New York morning arrives an hour earlier in Dubai. | |
"Inside 9 AM–5 PM" is a planning assumption for a standard office day on each side, not a claim about any company's hours.
On EST, 6:00 PM in Dubai is 9:00 AM in New York. On EDT the same New York morning comes an hour earlier, so 5:00 PM in Dubai is 9:00 AM. Going the other way, 9:00 AM in New York is 6:00 PM in Dubai on EST and 5:00 PM on EDT, so a New York team hosts in its morning and Dubai joins after work.
Friday and the Dubai Work Week
The UAE federal government moved to a Monday to Friday week on January 1, 2022, with Friday ending at noon and the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Private companies set their own hours, and many follow that pattern. Friday noon in Dubai is 3:00 AM in New York on EST, so a Dubai-evening call that works Monday to Thursday may not work on a Friday.
Ask the Dubai side which hours they keep before you fix a standing slot. Dubai's evening is the only time New York is at work, and on a Friday that evening may not exist.
A Dubai Evening Call With a New York Morning
A 4:00 PM start in Dubai is 7:00 AM in New York on EST and 8:00 AM on EDT, the same calendar day. A 6:00 PM start is 9:00 AM on EST and 10:00 AM on EDT. That's the New York morning, which is why Dubai's evening is the practical slot.
The one-hour difference between the two seasons comes entirely from New York. Dubai doesn't change its clocks, so a New York team that sticks to a 9:00 AM start sees the Dubai time move: 6:00 PM in winter and 5:00 PM in summer.
That matters for a recurring invite. If you store it in Dubai time, New York's morning shifts by an hour twice a year, and if you store it in New York time, the Dubai time shifts instead. Decide which side keeps the fixed hour and tell the other side before each change in March and November.