TIME ZONE CONVERTER

Lagos to New York
Time Converter

Convert Lagos, Nigeria to New York, United States. Compare dates, seasonal differences and meeting hours.

THE QUICK ANSWER

Lagos is 5h or 6h ahead of New York in 2026, depending on the date.

9 AM Lagos = 3 AM New York

Selected date: November 10, 2026.

TIME & DATE
NGFROMUTC+01:00

Nigeria · WAT

Tue, 10 Nov
USTOUTC−05:00

United States · EST

3:00AM
Tue, 10 Nov
New York is 6h behind Lagos.
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LagosYour reference
New YorkConverted time
Tap an hour to explore · November 10, 2026Dates follow Lagos
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THE TIME DIFFERENCE6hbehind

New York compared with Lagos.

SHARED WORKING HOURS2h2026-11-10

Shared time within the selected local working windows.

THROUGH THE SEASONS2different offsets

Clock changes affect your time difference.

WORKING HOURS & MEETINGS

Best meeting times: Lagos and New York

2h of shared working time on 2026-11-10

Set each person’s local working hours.

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Local working days, overnight shifts and the entire meeting duration are checked.

A few times that work60 MIN

Every minute of the meeting fits both working windows.

For a 60-minute meeting, the last start in this window is 4:00 PM Lagos.
THE QUICK REFERENCE

Lagos to New York conversion table

November 10, 2026 · Date changes are marked.

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LagosNew York
12:00 AM6:00 PM -1 day
1:00 AM7:00 PM -1 day
2:00 AM8:00 PM -1 day
3:00 AM9:00 PM -1 day
4:00 AM10:00 PM -1 day
5:00 AM11:00 PM -1 day
6:00 AM12:00 AM
7:00 AM1:00 AM
8:00 AM2:00 AM
9:00 AM3:00 AM
10:00 AM4:00 AM
11:00 AM5:00 AM
LagosNew York
12:00 PM6:00 AM
1:00 PM7:00 AM
2:00 PM8:00 AM
3:00 PM9:00 AM
4:00 PM10:00 AM
5:00 PM11:00 AM
6:00 PM12:00 PM
7:00 PM1:00 PM
8:00 PM2:00 PM
9:00 PM3:00 PM
10:00 PM4:00 PM
11:00 PM5:00 PM

Starting with the New York working day

These examples start on 2026-11-10 in New York.

09:00 New York15:00 →Lagos · 2026-11-10
17:00 New York23:00 →Lagos · 2026-11-10
SAME TIME NEXT WEEK?

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ONE CLOCK TIME. THE WHOLE YEAR.

09:00 Lagos to New York throughout 2026

Keeping 09:00 on the Lagos clock produces 2 different destination clock/date answers in 2026. The ranges below use Lagos calendar dates, including transition days.

Year CSV
New York04:00Same date238 of 365 source dates
New York03:00Same date127 of 365 source dates
Dates in Lagos · 2026New York answerSource → destination offsetsExplore
Jan 1 – Mar 766 dates03:00Same dateUTC+01:00 → UTC−05:00
Mar 8 – Oct 31238 dates04:00Same dateUTC+01:00 → UTC−04:00
Nov 1 – Dec 3161 dates03:00Same dateUTC+01:00 → UTC−05:00

Every calendar date is included, not just workdays. Date ranges include both endpoints. Based on IANA 2026e; future rules may change.

DON’T LOSE A DAY

When does Lagos time become a different date in New York?

Your complete source day: 2026-11-10. Each range shows which destination date to use.

Lagos · 2026-11-1000:00–06:00UTC+01:00
New York · 2026-11-0918:00–24:00UTC−05:00 Previous day
Lagos · 2026-11-1006:00–24:00UTC+01:00
New York · 2026-11-1000:00–18:00UTC−05:00 Same date

Range starts are included; ends are excluded. 24:00 means midnight at the end of that date. Repeated hours appear separately with their UTC offsets. The strip is proportional to elapsed time.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

A year of time differences.

How New York compares with Lagos throughout 2026.

2026
JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC
−6h
−5h
−6h

New York changes its UTC offset in 2026. Lagos keeps one UTC offset this year.

See exact change periods
From (UTC, inclusive)Until (UTC, exclusive)New York vs Lagos
1 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC8 Mar 2026, 07:00 UTC6h behind
8 Mar 2026, 07:00 UTC1 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC5h behind
1 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC1 Jan 2027, 00:00 UTC6h behind
CLOCK CHANGES

What changes at the next clock adjustment?

March 14, 2027Local transition date
  • New York clocks go forward by 1h on March 14, 2027.

After this change, Lagos is 5h ahead of New York.

Exact clock readings and UTC transition

2027-03-14T07:00:00.000Z.

New York: 2027-03-14 01:59 UTC−05:00 → 2027-03-14 03:00 UTC−04:00.

Readings are one real minute apart. Future rules may change.

Exact periods outside the most common difference in 2026

The most frequent difference has New York 5h behind relative to Lagos. Exceptions:

From (UTC, inclusive)Until (UTC, exclusive)Compared with Lagos
1 Jan 2026, 00:00 UTC8 Mar 2026, 07:00 UTC6h behind
1 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC1 Jan 2027, 00:00 UTC6h behind
PLAN BEYOND A SINGLE DAY

Lagos–New York working hours through 2026

Every date calculated with your working windows. 261 selected Lagos workdays; public holidays are not applied.

Daily CSV
Least shared time2h
Most common3h
Most shared time3h
Days without a 60-min slot0 / 261

A start time that survives the whole year.

Start a 60-minute meeting in Lagos 15:00–16:00.

These starts fit both working windows on every selected Lagos workday in 2026, using a 15-minute start grid. The end of each range is the last valid start.

Explore seasonal meeting times and your weekly schedule

Lagos: 09:00–17:00, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri. New York: 09:00–17:00, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri.

Calculation details and repeated hours

Overnight shifts belong to their start weekday. Host workday means the source calendar date. Repeated local times use the first occurrence.

TWO PLACES. ONE CONNECTION.

Across the map. Across the clock.

≈ 8,479 km apart
180°W0°180°E

City-center coordinates. Distance is an approximate great-circle distance, not a flight route.

Lagos

Nigeria

Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
6.45°N, 3.39°E

New York

United States

Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
40.71°N, 74.01°W

Coordinates adapted from GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

THE DETAILS THAT MATTER

Lagos to New York: useful answers

Why is the Lagos to New York difference sometimes 5 hours and sometimes 6 hours?

Lagos is 5h or 6h ahead of New York in 2026, depending on the date. New York changes its UTC offset in 2026. Lagos keeps one UTC offset this year.

Does the Lagos–New York time difference change in 2026?

The published rules produce 3 periods with 2 different offsets in 2026. See the annual chart for the exact boundaries of each period.

Does this conversion change the calendar date?

09:00 in Lagos on 2026-11-10 is 03:00 in New York on 2026-11-10. This selected time stays on the same date in both places. Other times can cross midnight.

Can Lagos and New York meet during working hours?

Your selected working windows share 2h on 2026-11-10. The planner above checks the whole meeting duration and shows suitable start times. Edit the windows to match your team.

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