The time difference between Moscow and New York
Moscow
Moscow is listed under Russia and uses the IANA time zone Europe/Moscow. In the bundled 2026 rules, its time is MSK (UTC+3).
The UTC offset stays the same throughout 2026 in this rule snapshot.
New York
New York is listed under New York, United States and uses the IANA time zone America/New_York. In the bundled 2026 rules, its time is EST (UTC−5) or EDT (UTC−4).
The offset changes during the year. Select the meeting date to use the applicable offset.
The following differences occur in the bundled 2026 rules. The converter applies the rules for your selected date.
- New York is 8 hours behind Moscow.
- New York is 7 hours behind Moscow.
Dated conversion examples
These examples use explicit dates. They are not live clock readings.
2026-01-15
| Moscow | New York |
|---|---|
| 09:00, Thu, 15 Jan 2026 | 01:00, Thu, 15 Jan 2026 |
| 11:00, Thu, 15 Jan 2026 | 03:00, Thu, 15 Jan 2026 |
| 15:00, Thu, 15 Jan 2026 | 07:00, Thu, 15 Jan 2026 |
| 18:00, Thu, 15 Jan 2026 | 10:00, Thu, 15 Jan 2026 |
2026-07-15
| Moscow | New York |
|---|---|
| 09:00, Wed, 15 Jul 2026 | 02:00, Wed, 15 Jul 2026 |
| 11:00, Wed, 15 Jul 2026 | 04:00, Wed, 15 Jul 2026 |
| 15:00, Wed, 15 Jul 2026 | 08:00, Wed, 15 Jul 2026 |
| 18:00, Wed, 15 Jul 2026 | 11:00, Wed, 15 Jul 2026 |
Using this converter
Choose Now to check the live clocks. Choose a time to select a date, then edit either clock to convert a proposed meeting time. The other place updates to the same moment. Live clocks use your device time.
Time-zone rules come from IANA data version 2026e. Governments can change these rules. About the IANA time-zone database.