| Pacific -8 | Mountain -7 | Central -6 | Eastern -5 |
| Time Zone | Time Zone | Time Zone | Time Zone |
| Mountain -7 | Central -6 | Eastern -5 | Eastern -5 |
| Atlantic time -4 | Newfoundland -3:30 | ||
You can quickly check the current time difference between the US and Canada by viewing the current time zone at the top right of both countries. time zone clocks
. clock symbols info
You can also refer to the 4 Time Zone Colors ![]()
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= Intervals that are multiples of 4 hours between the same colors, provided that the use of standard or summer time coincides in both countries.
Note: Time zones that do not observe daylight saving time are shown in a lighter color.
For example, between New York, US and Juneau, Alaska (both in yellow) the time difference (both in standard or winter time) will be New York, US 4 hours ahead of Juneau, Alaska, except when the country's time change is in progress.
| California | Colorado |
|---|---|
| California Time Zone -8 Daylight saving -7 |
Colorado Time Zone -7 Daylight saving -6 |
| California time difference with | Colorado time difference with |
| Edmonton - | Edmonton - |
| Halifax - | Halifax - |
| Montreal - | Montreal - |
| Regina - | Regina - |
| St. John's - | St. John's - |
| Toronto - | Toronto - |
| Vancouver - | Vancouver - |
| Winnipeg - | Winnipeg - |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| Illinois | New York |
|---|---|
| Illinois Time Zone -6 Daylight saving -5 |
New York Time Zone -5 Daylight saving -4 |
| Illinois time difference with | New York time difference with |
| Edmonton - | Edmonton - |
| Halifax - | Halifax - |
| Montreal - | Montreal - |
| Regina - | Regina - |
| St. John's - | St. John's - |
| Toronto - | Toronto - |
| Vancouver - | Vancouver - |
| Winnipeg - | Winnipeg - |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| Arizona | Texas |
|---|---|
| Arizona Time Zone -7 No daylight saving |
Texas Time Zone -6 Daylight saving -5 |
| Arizona time difference with | Texas time difference with |
| Edmonton - | Edmonton - |
| Halifax - | Halifax - |
| Montreal - | Montreal - |
| Regina - | Regina - |
| St. John's - | St. John's - |
| Toronto - | Toronto - |
| Vancouver - | Vancouver - |
| Winnipeg - | Winnipeg - |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
| Florida | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Florida Time Zone -5 Daylight saving -4 |
Hawaii Time Zone -10 No daylight saving |
| Florida time difference with | Hawaii time difference with |
| Edmonton - | Edmonton - |
| Halifax - | Halifax - |
| Montreal - | Montreal - |
| Regina - | Regina - |
| St. John's - | St. John's - |
| Toronto - | Toronto - |
| Vancouver - | Vancouver - |
| Winnipeg - | Winnipeg - |
| vs. local time | vs. local time |
Eastern US States with Central Time |
|
| Central ← Eastern | US Eastern Time (*) |
|---|---|
| Pensacola ← FL | Florida* +info Miami |
| Panama City ← FL | |
| Gary ← IN | Indiana* +info Indianapolis |
| Evansville ← IN | |
| Iron Mountain ← MI | Michigan* +info Detroit |
| Menominee ← MI | |
| West Kentucky +info | East Kentucky +info |
| Bowling Green | Frankfort |
| Owensboro | Lexington |
| West Tennessee +inf | East Tennessee +inf |
| Nashville |
Knoxville |
| Memphis | Chattanooga |
| Central US states with Mountain Time | |
| Mountain ← Central | US Central Time (*) |
|---|---|
| Goodland ← KS Syracuse ← KS |
Kansas* +info Topeka |
| Scottsbluff ← NE Alliance ← NE |
Nebraska* +info Lincoln |
| Bowman ← ND |
North Dakota* +info Bismarck |
| Dickinson ← ND | |
| Rapid City ← SD | South Dakota* +info Pierre |
| Spearfish ← SD | |
| El Paso ← TX Hudspeth Cty ← TX |
Texas* +info Austin |
| Pacific time zone | Mountain t. zone |
|---|---|
| Current Pacific Time | Current Mountain Time |
| Los Angeles (CA) | Denver (Colorado) |
| US Pacific Time Zone | US Mountain Time Z. |
| PST = standard -8h PDT = daylight -7h |
MST = standard -7h MDT = daylight -6h |
| *Shared time zones Pacific ⇄ Mountain | Arizona Mountain Time |
| Arizona Mountain T. | |
| Phoenix | |
| MST = standard -7h No daylight saving |
| Central time zone | Eastern time zone |
|---|---|
| Current Central Time | Current Eastern Time |
| Chicago (Illinois) | New York |
| US Central Time Zone | US Eastern Time Z. |
| CST = standard -6h CDT = daylight -5h |
EST = standard -5h EDT = daylight -4h |
| *Central US states with 2 time zones | *Eastern US states with 2 time zones |
| Alaska Time Zone | Hawaii Time Zone |
|---|---|
| Juneau |
Honolulu |
| Alaska Time Zone | Hawaii Time Zone |
| AKST = standard -9h AKDT = daylight -8h |
HST = std -10h No daylight saving |
| Atlantic time zone |
|---|
| Puerto Rico |
| US Virgin Islands |
| AST = standard -4h No daylight saving |
| American Samoa time |
|---|
| American Samoa |
| Pago Pago |
| SST = standard -11h No daylight saving |
| Chamorro time zone |
|---|
| Guam |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
| ChST = standard +10h No daylight saving |
The US spans 4 main time zones, from west to east: Pacific Time - Mountain Time - Central Time - Eastern Time.
2 non-contiguous time zones: Alaska Time and Hawaii Islands Time, and 3 US dependencies which none of them use daylight saving time.
* There are 2 more time zones corresponding to US Minor Outlying Islands. more info on wiki
The letters S (standard) and D (daylight), are the acronyms that show the current period of the time zone.
For example, PST Pacific standard time / PDT Pacific daylight time, plus the symbols that appear next to the clock time
| USA daylight saving time 2026 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| March-8 Sun. 2:00 → 3:00 |
Nov.-1 Sun. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| 2nd Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m., US turns the clock forward 1 hour | 1st Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m., US turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Pacific Time / Mountain Time / Central Time / Eastern Time | |
| Mountain t. zone | Central time zone |
|---|---|
| Vancouver, B.Columbia | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Whitehorse, Yukon T. | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Yellownife, N.W.T. | |
| MST = standard -7h No daylight |
CST = standard -6h No daylight |
| Eastern (Manitoba) | Eastern time zone |
|---|---|
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | Toronto, Ontario |
| Kenora, Ontario | Quebec, Quebec |
| Coral Harbour | Iqaluit |
| EST = standard -5h No daylight |
EST = standard -5h EDT = daylight -4h |
| Atlantic Time Z. |
Newfoundland |
|---|---|
| Current Atlantic Time | Newfoundland Time |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | St. John's |
| Moncton, New Brunswick | Conception Bay South |
| AST = standard -4h ADT = daylight -3h |
NST = std -3h30 NDT = daylight -2h30 |
| Atlantic Zone |
Newfoundland |
The letters S (standard) and D (daylight), are the acronyms that show the current period of the time zone.
For example, EST Eastern standard time / EDT Eastern daylight time, plus the symbols that appear next to the clock time
| Labrador N.L.* | New Brunsbrick T. |
| Cartwright | Dieppe |
| Churchill Falls | Fredericton |
| Happy Vallley-G.Bay | Moncton |
| Hopedale | Riverview |
| Labrador City | Saint John |
| Nain | |
| AST = standard -4h ADT = daylight -3h |
AST = standard -4h ADT = daylight -3h |
| Nova Scotia Time | Prince Edward Island |
| Amherst | Cornwall |
| Cape Breton | Charlottetown |
| Halifax |
Montague |
| New Glasgow | Stratford |
| Truro | Summerside |
| AST = standard -4h ADT = daylight -3h |
AST= standard -4h ADT = daylight -3h |
| Quebec - Atlantic* | Quebec - Atlantic* |
| Cap-aux-Meules | Blanc-Sablon |
| Magdalen Islands | Kegaska |
| AST = standard -4h ADT = daylight -3h |
AST= standard -4h No daylight saving |
| more Atlantic time |
|
| Newfoundland N.L.* | S.Pierre & Miquelon |
| Black Tickle | |
| Conception Bay South | Saint Pierre |
| Corner Brook | Saint Pierre and Miquelon, is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France UTC = standard -3h UTC = daylight -2h |
| Gander | |
| Grand Falls-Windsor | |
| Mount Pearl | |
| Paradise | |
| St. Anthony | |
| St. John's |
|
| NST = std -3h30 NDT = dst -2h30 |
| Canada daylight saving time 2026 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| March-8 Sun. 2:00 → 3:00 |
Nov.-1 Sun. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| 2nd Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m., Canada turns the clock forward 1 hour | 1st Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m., Canada turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Mountain Time / Central Time / Eastern Time / Atlantic Time / Newfoundland & Labrador. | |