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With the start of daylight saving time in Europe on Sunday, March 31, 2024, New York, USA will be 6 hours behind Brussels, Central Europe. | Swap

US time zones
Europe time zones

The United States spans 9 time zones, with 4 main time zones, Pacific / Mountain / Central / Eastern. More info. | You can see US larger map or World Time Zone Map .

Europe spans 4 main time zones, ranging from UTC 0h. to UTC +3h. Western Europe / Central Europe / Eastern Europe and European Russia. More info. | You can see Europe larger map

US Daylight Saving Time 2024
On Sunday, March 10, the United States turned the clock forward one hour, at 2:00 a.m. it was 3:00 a.m. More info

Europe Daylight Saving Time 2024
On Sunday March 31Central Europe* turned the clock forward one hour, at 2:00 a.m. it was 3:00 a.m. More info

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.

Time change and time difference New York, USA vs. Paris, Europe

• 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.

US and Europe, current time and time zone.

Time difference between some US states vs European countries

The Clock time is updated with the time change, along with the time zone and summer or winter symbols. + info.
Several states in the Eastern US (Central ← Eastern) and Central US (Mountain ← Central), have locations that use the contiguous states time zone.
*2 time zones *Time change exception Capital Capital Most populous city Most populous city Capital of the country Capital of the country

US time zones with current time - map

US time zones - 24 hour clock format
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
2 US time zones - not contiguous -
Alaska Time Zone Hawaii Time Zone
Juneau Capital Honolulu Capital
Alaska Time Zone Hawaii Time Zone
AKST = standard -9h
AKDT = daylight -8h
HST = std -10h
No daylight saving
3 US dependencies, no DST
Atlantic time zone
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
AST = standard -4h
No daylight saving
American Samoa time
American Samoa
Pago Pago Capital
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

Daylight Saving United States

The United States observes daylight saving time in almost all States, except for most of Arizona UTC -7h, and the Hawaiian Islands UTC-10h, which maintains the same time zone throughout the year.

Daylight saving time in US begins on the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m., moving the clock forward 1 hour and returning to winter or standard time on the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m., turning the clock back 1 hour. US map.

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
Note: Baja California and the cities bordering Mexico with the US, make the same time change as the United States.

Europe time zones with current time - map

Europe spans 4 main time zones, ranging from UTC 0h. until UTC +3h. All 4 zones use the time change in unison according to their time zone. In addition to its islands.
4 time zones in Europe - 24 hour clock format
Western Europe
Central Europe
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
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.
2 more time zones
Azores Islands Eastern Russia exceptions
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
Transcontinental countries Europe / Asia
Armenia Azerbaijan
Current Time Current Time
Yerevan Capital Baku Capital
Gyumri Sumqayıt
UTC = standard +4h UTC = standard +4h
No daylight saving No daylight saving
   
Georgia* (most) Turkey
Current Time Current Time
Tbilisi Capital Istanbul Capital
Kutaisi Ankara
UTC = standard +4h UTC = standard +3h
No daylight saving No daylight saving
*Except Sukhumi, Abkhazia UTC +3h.  

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
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
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
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
1:00 → 2:00
2:00 → 1:00
Central Europe (Most of Europe)
2:003:00
3:002:00
3:00 → 4:00
4:00 → 3:00
No daylight saving time
No daylight saving time

Clocks symbols:

Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time. Standard or winter time UTC standard time, or winter time. No Daylight Saving Time No Daylight Saving Time throughout the year. 24 hour clock format

Clocks and symbols (daylight saving - winter) are updated in real time as the time changes in different US and Europe time zones.