Time difference between New York City and Lázaro Cárdenas
Lázaro Cárdenas is 3 hours behind New York City.
Local time in both cities
New York City · United States
20:27
Lázaro Cárdenas · Mexico
17:27
Lázaro Cárdenas is 3 hours behind New York City.
same day
Time zones
| New York City | America/New_York · UTC-04:00 |
|---|---|
| Lázaro Cárdenas | America/Tijuana · UTC-07:00 |
New York City is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-04:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Lázaro Cárdenas is currently on daylight saving time (UTC-07:00). Next change: 2026-11-01 01:00.
Hour-by-hour conversion
Calculated for 2026-09-20 local time in New York City. The two places start and end daylight saving on different dates, so another day can give a different result.
| New York City (source) | Lázaro Cárdenas (target) |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | 21:00 prev day |
| 01:00 | 22:00 prev day |
| 02:00 | 23:00 prev day |
| 03:00 | 00:00 |
| 04:00 | 01:00 |
| 05:00 | 02:00 |
| 06:00 | 03:00 |
| 07:00 | 04:00 |
| 08:00 | 05:00 |
| 09:00 | 06:00 |
| 10:00 | 07:00 |
| 11:00 | 08:00 |
| 12:00 | 09:00 |
| 13:00 | 10:00 |
| 14:00 | 11:00 |
| 15:00 | 12:00 |
| 16:00 | 13:00 |
| 17:00 | 14:00 |
| 18:00 | 15:00 |
| 19:00 | 16:00 |
| 20:00 | 17:00 |
| 21:00 | 18:00 |
| 22:00 | 19:00 |
| 23:00 | 20:00 |
Other common differences from New York City
FAQ
- How many hours apart are New York City and Lázaro Cárdenas right now?
- The answer at the top of the page is calculated for the current moment and states which side is ahead. The gap changes during the year, because the two places usually start and end daylight saving on different dates.
- Is this difference the same all year?
- Not necessarily. New York City uses America/New_York and Lázaro Cárdenas uses America/Tijuana; if either observes daylight saving, the gap shifts during the year. Use “Convert a specific date and time” below to calculate it for a given day.
- How do I read the conversion table?
- The left column lists each whole hour in New York City; the right column is the local time in Lázaro Cárdenas at that same instant, with date rollovers marked. On the day clocks jump forward, some hours do not exist locally — the table says so instead of showing a plausible but wrong value.