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