Time difference between Oslo and New York
New York is currently 6 hours behind Oslo. The best shared working window is 13:00–14:00 UTC — 1 hour a day. The table below shows the hours side by side.
National conventions are the default and the public figure. Change them here for your own answer — the chart, the window and the calendar file all follow.
09:00 Oslo At work = 03:00 New York Asleep
Tap any hour to read it in both cities.
The difference changes twice a year
Oslo and New York do not change their clocks on the same dates, so a standing meeting moves by an hour in these weeks.
- 25 October – 31 October −5 h
- 14 March – 27 March −5 h
- usually −6 h
Days when one side is not at work
A public holiday is not a time-zone fact, so no converter shows it — but it is the same question.
- 7 September — Labor Day New York off
- 12 October — Columbus Day New York off
- 11 November — Veterans Day New York off
- 26 November — Thanksgiving Day New York off
Hour by hour
| Oslo | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 18:00 | |
| 01:00 | 19:00 | |
| 02:00 | 20:00 | |
| 03:00 | 21:00 | |
| 04:00 | 22:00 | |
| 05:00 | 23:00 | |
| 06:00 | 00:00 | |
| 07:00 | 01:00 | |
| 08:00 | 02:00 | |
| 09:00 | 03:00 | |
| 10:00 | 04:00 | |
| 11:00 | 05:00 | |
| 12:00 | 06:00 | |
| 13:00 | 07:00 | |
| 14:00 | 08:00 | |
| 15:00 | 09:00 | both at work |
| 16:00 | 10:00 | |
| 17:00 | 11:00 | |
| 18:00 | 12:00 | |
| 19:00 | 13:00 | |
| 20:00 | 14:00 | |
| 21:00 | 15:00 | |
| 22:00 | 16:00 | |
| 23:00 | 17:00 |
The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both Oslo and New York.
The working week
- Oslo
- 08:00 to 16:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Norwegian offices typically start and finish an hour earlier than central Europe.
- New York
- 09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
- Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.
FAQ
How many hours between Oslo and New York?
New York is 6 hours behind Oslo (-6 hours).
When is the best time for a meeting?
Around 13:00–14:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — Oslo works 08:00–16:00 and New York works 09:00–17:00, each in their own local time.