Meeting time

Best time to meet: New York and Houston

New York is 1 hour ahead of Houston right now. Their working days overlap for 7 hours: 10 AM to 5 PM in New York, which is 9 AM to 4 PM in Houston. The easiest time to meet is 11 AM in New York (10 AM in Houston).

Tue 10:59 AMNew York · Eastern Standard TimeTue 9:59 AMHouston · Central Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, New York time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

New YorkHouston
6 AM5 AMBoth off
7 AM6 AMBoth off
8 AM7 AMBoth off
9 AM8 AMNew York at work
10 AM9 AMBoth at work
11 AM10 AMEasiest time
12 PM11 AMBoth at work
1 PM12 PMBoth at work
2 PM1 PMBoth at work
3 PM2 PMBoth at work
4 PM3 PMBoth at work
5 PM4 PMHouston at work
6 PM5 PMBoth off
7 PM6 PMBoth off
8 PM7 PMBoth off
9 PM8 PMBoth off
10 PM9 PMBoth off

All year

The gap between New York and Houston does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Houston keeps the same clock as Chicago.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Houston when it is 9 AM in New York?
8 AM in Houston, while New York is 1 hour ahead.
When is the best time for a call between New York and Houston?
11 AM in New York, which is 10 AM in Houston. Both cities are at work from 10 AM to 5 PM New York time.
Does the time difference between New York and Houston change during the year?
No. It stays 1 hour all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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