Honolulu is 5 to 6 hours behind New York, depending on the time of year. If you are both awake 7 am to 11 pm, a January weekday gives you 11 hours awake at the same time, and 1 hour of those are outside a 9-to-5 for both of you (in July: 10 hours shared, 0 hours free). Here are the good ones.
Honolulu is 5 hours behind New York that week. On a weekday you are both awake for 11 hours, and 1 hour of those are outside work for both of you.
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. Honolulu 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
Honoluluawake noon – 4 am New York time
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Best on a weekday
5 – 7 pm New York
noon – 2 pm Honolulu · New York early evening, Honolulu lunchtime · during Honolulu’s lunch break
Another weekday option
noon – 2 pm New York
7 – 9 am Honolulu · New York lunchtime, Honolulu morning · during New York’s lunch break
The long weekend call
Sat 6 – 9 pm New York
Sat 1 – 4 pm Honolulu · New York early evening, Honolulu lunchtime
The week · New York time, 11 Jan – 17 Jan
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
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4p
5p
6p
7p
8p
9p
10p
Mon
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
Tue
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
Wed
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
Thu
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
Fri
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
Sat
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
Sun
2a
3a
4a
5a
6a
7a
8a
9a
10a
11a
12p
1p
2p
3p
4p
5p
Columns are New York hours; the small figure in each cell is the time in Honolulu. both freeboth awake, one at workHonolulu asleep
The Honolulu–New York gap through 2027
Dates
Difference
1 January – 13 March
Honolulu is 5 hours behind New York
14 March – 6 November
Honolulu is 6 hours behind New York
7 November – 31 December
Honolulu is 5 hours behind 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/Honolulu (Honolulu) and America/New_York (New York). That week New York is on standard time and Honolulu keeps the same time all year. 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
Honolulu, January
Honolulu, July
7 am
2 am
1 am
9 am
4 am
3 am
11 am
6 am
5 am
1 pm
8 am
7 am
3 pm
10 am
9 am
5 pm
noon
11 am
7 pm
2 pm
1 pm
9 pm
4 pm
3 pm
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 Honolulu 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 Honolulu and New York?
Honolulu is 5 to 6 hours behind New York, depending on the time of year. In 2027 it is 5 hours from 1 January to 13 March and from 7 November to 31 December; 6 hours from 14 March to 6 November.
What is the best time to call Honolulu from New York?
In January, the easiest two hours on a weekday are 5 – 7 pm New York, which is noon – 2 pm Honolulu: New York early evening, Honolulu lunchtime, during Honolulu’s lunch break. At the weekend, Sat 6 – 9 pm New York (Sat 1 – 4 pm Honolulu) 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 Honolulu and New York share?
If both of you are awake from 7 am to 11 pm, you share 11 hours on a January weekday, and 1 hour of them fall outside 9-to-5 working hours in both places; in July it is 10 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 Honolulu does not change its clocks, so a call you keep at the same time in New York moves by an hour in Honolulu on those dates. Check the table on this page and agree the new time out loud after each change.