US standard time zones +inf | |||
Pacific -8 | Mountain -7 | Central -6 | Eastern -5 |
Time Zone | Time Zone | Time Zone | Time Zone |
Europe standard time zones +inf | |||
Western 0 | Central +1 | Eastern +2 | Moscow +3 |
Time Zone | Time Zone | Time Zone | Time Zone |
You can quickly check the current time difference between the US and Europe by viewing the current time zone at the top right of both countries. time zone clocks . clock symbols info
For ex. New York -5h versus to Paris +1h, there is a difference of 6 hours, so New York is always 6 hours behind Paris in standard time.
New York, US and Paris, Europe coincide in standard time from the first Sunday of November (End of US Daylight Saving Time) until the 2nd Sunday of March of the following year. (Start of US Daylight Saving Time).
You can also refer to the 4 Time Zone Colors = Intervals that are multiples of 4 hours between the same colors.
For example, between Los Angeles, California, US and London, England, UK (both in pink) the time difference (in standard time or both with DST), will be Los Angeles 8 hours behind London, UK.
• As of (2nd Sunday in March) with the start of US daylight saving time, New York is -4h, and Paris is +1h, so New York will be 5 hours behind Paris.
• As of (last Sunday in March) with the start of daylight saving time in Europe, Paris is +2h and New York -4h, so New York will be 6 hours behind Paris.
• As of (last Sunday in October) with the return to Europe standard time, Paris is +1h and New York -4h, so New York will be 5 hours behind Paris.
• As of (1st Sunday in November) with the return to US standard time, New York is -5h and Paris +1h, so New York will be 6 hours behind Paris.
Time difference | Time difference |
California | Colorado |
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California Time Zone -8 Daylight saving -7 |
Colorado Time Zone -7 Daylight saving -6 |
California daylight saving time | Colorado daylight saving time |
Belgium | Belgium |
France | France |
Germany | Germany |
Greece | Greece |
Russia | Russia |
Spain | Spain |
Ukraine | Ukraine |
United kingdom | United kingdom |
Balearic Islands | Balearic Islands |
Canary Islands | Canary Islands |
vs. local time | vs. local time |
Time difference | Time difference |
Illinois | New York |
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Illinois Time Zone -6 Daylight saving -5 |
New York Time Zone -5 Daylight saving -4 |
Illinois daylight saving time | New York daylight saving time |
Belgium | Belgium |
France | France |
Germany | Germany |
Greece | Greece |
Russia | Russia |
Spain | Spain |
Ukraine | Ukraine |
United kingdom | United kingdom |
Balearic Islands | Balearic Islands |
Canary Islands | Canary Islands |
vs. local time | vs. local time |
Time difference | Time difference |
Arizona | Texas |
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Arizona Time Zone -7 No daylight saving |
Texas Time Zone -6 Daylight saving -5 |
Arizona no daylight saving time | Texas daylight saving time |
Belgium | Belgium |
France | France |
Germany | Germany |
Greece | Greece |
Russia | Russia |
Spain | Spain |
Ukraine | Ukraine |
United kingdom | United kingdom |
Balearic Islands | Balearic Islands |
Canary Islands | Canary Islands |
vs. local time | vs. local time |
Time difference | Time difference |
Florida | Hawaii |
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Florida Time Zone -5 Daylight saving -4 |
Hawaii Time Zone -10 No daylight saving |
Florida daylight saving time | Hawaii no daylight saving time |
Belgium | Belgium |
France | France |
Germany | Germany |
Greece | Greece |
Russia | Russia |
Spain | Spain |
Ukraine | Ukraine |
United kingdom | United kingdom |
Balearic Islands | Balearic Islands |
Canary Islands | Canary Islands |
vs. local time | vs. local time |
Eastern US States with Central Time |
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Central ← Eastern | US Eastern Time (*) |
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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 +inf |
Bowling Green | Frankfort Louisville |
Owensboro | Lexington |
West Tennessee +inf | East Tennessee +info |
Nashville | Knoxville |
Memphis | Chattanooga |
Central US states with Mountain Time | |
Mountain ← Central | US Central Time (*) |
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Goodland ← KS Syracuse ← KS |
Kansas* +info Topeka Wichita |
Scottsbluff ← NE Alliance ← NE |
Nebraska* +info Lincoln Omaha |
Bowman ← ND |
North Dakota* +info Bismarck Fargo |
Dickinson ← ND | |
Rapid City ← SD | South Dakota* +info Pierre Sioux Falls |
Spearfish ← SD | |
El Paso ← TX Hudspeth Cty ← TX |
Texas* +info Austin Houston |
Pacific time zone | Mountain t. zone |
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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 |
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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 |
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Juneau | Honolulu |
Alaska Time Zone | Hawaii Time Zone |
AKST = standard -9h AKDT = daylight -8h |
HST = std -10h No daylight saving |
Atlantic time zone |
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Puerto Rico |
US Virgin Islands |
AST = standard -4h No daylight saving |
American Samoa time |
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American Samoa |
Pago Pago |
SST = standard -11h No daylight saving |
Chamorro time zone |
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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 2024 | |
Starts + 1h | Ends - 1h |
March-10 Sun. 2:00 → 3:00 |
Nov.-3 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 |
Western Europe | Central Europe |
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Current Western Time | Current Central Time |
London / Dublin | Paris / Brussels |
EU Western Time Zone | EU Central Time Zone |
WET = standard 0h WEST = summer +1h |
CET = standard +1h CEST = summer +2h |
Iceland | |
Standard Iceland Time | |
Reykjavik | |
GMT = standard 0h | |
No daylight saving | |
Greenwich Meridian T. |
Eastern Europe | European Russia |
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Current Eastern Time | Standard Moscow T. |
Helsinki / Athens | Moscow |
EU Eastern Time Zone | Moscow Time Zone |
EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
MSK = standard +3h No daylight saving |
Kaliningrad | Belarus/Crimea |
STD Kaliningrad T. | Standard Moscow T |
Kaliningrad | Belarus / Crimea |
EET = standard +2h | MSK = standard +3h |
No daylight saving | No daylight saving |
Eastern European T. | Moscow Standard T. |
Azores Islands | Eastern Russia exceptions | |
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Current Time Azores | Current Time Samara | |
Ponta Delgada | Izhevsk and Samara | |
Azores Islands Time Zone | Samara Time Zone | |
UTC = standard -1h UTC = summer 0h |
UTC = standard +4h No daylight saving |
The letters S (summer) is the acronym that indicates that Europe is currently in the summer period.
For ex. CET Central European Time (standard or winter), and CEST Central European Summer time.
Iceland Time | Canary Isl. Time |
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Reykjavik | S. Cruz Tenerife |
Akureyri | Las Palmas |
GMT = standard 0h No daylight saving |
WET = standard 0h WEST = summer +1h |
Greenwich Meridian T. | Western European T. |
Madeira Time | Azores Isl. Time |
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Funchal | Ponta Delgada |
Santa Cruz | Terceira |
WET = standard 0h WEST = summer +1h |
UTC = standard -1h UTC = summer 0h |
Western European T. | Universal T. Coordinat. |
Europe Daylight Savings Time 2024 by time zones |
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Starts + 1h | Ends - 1h |
March-31 Sun. The last Sunday in March at 1:00 UTC, Europe turns the clock forward 1 hour. |
Oct-27 Sun. The last Sunday in October 1:00 UTC, Europe turns the clock back 1 hour. |
Daylight saving time in Europe by Time Zone: | |
Sun. March 31, 2024 | Sun. October 27, 2024 |