New York City Time Differences

New York is 5hr. behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and observes Daylight Savings Time. This means that it is 3hr. ahead of Los Angeles, 5hr. behind the British Isles, 15hr. behind Sydney, and 16hr. behind New Zealand. Note that Australia observes Daylight Savings Time from October to March, the opposite of the Northern Hemispheres. Therefore, it is 14hr. ahead of New York City from March to October and 16 hr. ahead from October to March, for an average of 15hr.

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