Philippines to New York

Comparing Time Zones: Philippines and New York

Philippines runs on Philippine Standard Time (PHT) at UTC+08:00. New York runs on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) at UTC-04:00, also currently on daylight saving time. That puts Philippines 12 hours behind New York — a difference of -12h at the current offsets.

In practice, when it is 9:00 AM in Philippines it is 9:00 PM in New York on the previous day. Midnight in Philippines is 12:00 PM in New York.New York observes daylight saving time while Philippines does not, so the gap narrows or widens by an hour part of the year.

Philippines to New York time conversion table

About PHT (Philippine Time)

Philippine Time (PHT) is fixed at UTC+08:00 all year. The Philippines has not observed daylight saving time since 1978, apart from a brief trial in 1990. PHT shares its offset with China Standard Time, Hong Kong Time, Singapore Time, Malaysian Time and Australian Western Standard Time, which makes Manila a convenient bridge for scheduling across East and Southeast Asia. As one of the world's largest centres for business process outsourcing, Manila keeps overlapping hours with both Australia and, on early shifts, the United States, and its contact-centre schedules are usually planned around Manila local time.

About EST (Eastern Standard Time)

Eastern Standard Time (EST) is observed during the winter months in the eastern part of North America. It covers 23 US states and parts of Canada including Ontario and Quebec. EST is the most populous time zone in the United States, home to major financial centers like New York City and global organizations headquartered in Washington D.C. During daylight saving time (March–November), clocks shift to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC-04:00). The time zone also covers parts of the Caribbean and Central America including Panama, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands.

Best time to call between Philippines and New York

With a -12h offset there is no overlap inside a normal 9 AM – 5 PM day. New York opens at 9:00 AM EDT, which is 9:00 PM in Philippines, so real-time calls need an early-morning or late-evening slot on one side.

Business hours overlap

Philippines and New York have no shared working hours because of the -12h gap. Teams need to alternate early starts or rely on asynchronous handovers.