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Time difference
Copenhagen and New York

Live clocks (CET ↔ EST), the current gap, month-by-month offset changes, and a full 24-hour map from Copenhagen to New York.

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Live gap

See the current offset between Copenhagen and New York, with IANA-backed clocks updating every second.

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Year-round chart

DST can shift the gap by an hour twice a year—the 2026 month table shows every change.

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Hour-by-hour

Scroll the 24-hour table to map any civil hour in Copenhagen into New York with day-shift cues.

Time difference workspace

How Copenhagen and New York line up today.

2 cities · live offsetGap shifts yearly
City pair

Copenhagen New York

New York is 6h behind Copenhagen at this moment. Compare live clocks, seasonal DST shifts, and hour-by-hour conversions below.

Live offsetIANA zones · updates automatically
Copenhagen
Europe/Copenhagen
ZoneCET / CEST
Offset nowUTC+2
Hour gap
−6h

New YorkCopenhagen

New York
America/New_York
ZoneEST / EDT
Offset nowUTC-4
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Time difference between Copenhagen and New York: New York is currently 6 hours behind Copenhagen.

The gap between clocks stays steady through the year for this pair, even when Copenhagen or New York (or both) shift for Daylight Saving—transition timing lines up so the delta does not move. The monthly table below shows the exact offset gap month by month. For practical scheduling, jump to the best-time-to-meet page or the 24-hour conversion table below.

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Live clocks workspace

Clocks side by side.

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Right nowEurope/Copenhagen · America/New_York
Copenhagen
Europe/Copenhagen
Live time
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OffsetUTC+2
AbbreviationCET / CEST
Observes DST
New York
America/New_York
Live time
--:--
OffsetUTC-4
AbbreviationEST / EDT
Observes DST
Relationship

New York is 6h behind Copenhagen.

DST rules can widen or shrink this gap for a few weeks each spring and autumn—the month table below shows how many hours New York sits ahead of or behind Copenhagen through the calendar year.

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Year-round

Offset changes by month

Sampled mid-month for 2026. Compares New York versus Copenhagen; a value of +3h means New York is three hours ahead of Copenhagen.

2026 calendar

Month-by-month gap

MonthDifference (New York vs Copenhagen)
January-6h
February-6h
March-5h
April-6h
May-6h
June-6h
July-6h
August-6h
September-6h
October-6h
November-6h
December-6h
Hour by hour

24-hour conversion table

Every civil hour in Copenhagen mapped into New York; day-shift cues follow active DST for both zones today.

CopenhagenNew York

Hourly wall-clock map for today — midnight crossings show as day shifts.

Copenhagen with part-of-day icon
New York arrow and converted time
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Related pages

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Frequently asked questions

Offsets between Copenhagen and New York, DST shifts, scheduling, and how we source timezone data—plus how to share this page.

Currently, New York is 6h behind Copenhagen. This may change through the year if either city observes Daylight Saving Time.