Auckland is 16 to 18 hours ahead of New York, depending on the time of year. If you are both awake 7 am to 11 pm, a January weekday gives you 10 hours awake at the same time, though none of them is outside a 9-to-5 for both of you (in July: 8 hours shared, 0 hours free). Here are the good ones.
Auckland is 18 hours ahead of New York that week. On a weekday you are both awake for 10 hours, but none of them is outside work for both of you, so a lunch break or a commute has to do the work.
Worked out for the week of 11 January 2027 (11 Jan – 17 Jan), in New York time, with each zone’s own daylight-saving rules for those dates. Auckland awake 7 am – 11 pm, working 9 am – 5 pm weekdays; New York awake 7 am – 11 pm, working 9 am – 5 pm weekdays.
A weekday, in New York timeboth awake
New Yorkawake 7 am – 11 pm
Aucklandawake 1 pm – 5 am New York time
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Best on a weekday
6 – 8 pm New York
noon – 2 pm Auckland · New York early evening, Auckland lunchtime (their next day) · during Auckland’s lunch break
Another weekday option
1 – 3 pm New York
7 – 9 am Auckland · New York lunchtime, Auckland morning (their next day) · during New York’s work hours
The long weekend call
Sat 6 – 9 pm New York
Sun noon – 3 pm Auckland · New York early evening, Auckland lunchtime
The week · New York time, 11 Jan – 17 Jan
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
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5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
Mon
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
Tue
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
Wed
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
Thu
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
Fri
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
Sat
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
Sun
1a
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
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1p
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3p
4p
Columns are New York hours; the small figure in each cell is the time in Auckland. both freeboth awake, one at workAuckland asleep
The Auckland–New York gap through 2027
Dates
Difference
1 January – 13 March
Auckland is 18 hours ahead of New York
14 March – 3 April
Auckland is 17 hours ahead of New York
4 April – 25 September
Auckland is 16 hours ahead of New York
26 September – 6 November
Auckland is 17 hours ahead of New York
7 November – 31 December
Auckland is 18 hours ahead of New York
The week grid and call windows were worked out for 11 Jan to 17 Jan 2027 with the IANA time-zone rules for Pacific/Auckland (Auckland) and America/New_York (New York). That week New York is on standard time and Auckland is on daylight-saving (summer) time. The table uses the same rules for every day of 2027. The finder above recalculates for the current week in your browser.
When it is … in New York
In New York
Auckland, January
Auckland, July
7 am
1 am (next day)
11 pm
9 am
3 am (next day)
1 am (next day)
11 am
5 am (next day)
3 am (next day)
1 pm
7 am (next day)
5 am (next day)
3 pm
9 am (next day)
7 am (next day)
5 pm
11 am (next day)
9 am (next day)
7 pm
1 pm (next day)
11 am (next day)
9 pm
3 pm (next day)
1 pm (next day)
Wednesday times. Send times as “your 8 pm” or “my 8 pm” so nobody has to guess whose clock you mean.
Stop doing the math every day
The Long Goodbye keeps your person’s local time and time of day on your home-screen widget and lock screen, so you can see whether it is morning coffee or midnight in Auckland before you call. A “thinking of you” tap lights up their widget, and a countdown keeps the next visit in view.
What is the time difference between Auckland and New York?
Auckland is 16 to 18 hours ahead of New York, depending on the time of year. In 2027 it is 18 hours from 1 January to 13 March and from 7 November to 31 December; 17 hours from 14 March to 3 April and from 26 September to 6 November; 16 hours from 4 April to 25 September.
What is the best time to call Auckland from New York?
In January, the easiest two hours on a weekday are 6 – 8 pm New York, which is noon – 2 pm Auckland: New York early evening, Auckland lunchtime, the next day there, during Auckland’s lunch break. At the weekend, Sat 6 – 9 pm New York (Sun noon – 3 pm Auckland) gives you a longer call. Change the awake and work hours in the finder on this page to fit your own days.
How many waking hours do Auckland and New York share?
If both of you are awake from 7 am to 11 pm, you share 10 hours on a January weekday, but none of them falls outside 9-to-5 working hours in both places; in July it is 8 hours shared and 0 hours free.
Does daylight saving time change the call times?
Yes. In 2027 New York changes its clocks on 14 March and 7 November and Auckland changes its clocks on 4 April and 26 September, so a call you keep at the same time in New York moves by an hour in Auckland on those dates. Check the table on this page and agree the new time out loud after each change.