New York and Lagos working-hours overlap
On Monday, 28 September 2026, New York is 5 hours behind Lagos — UTC-04:00 against UTC+01:00. Their working hours overlap for 3 hours that day, between 13:00–16:00 UTC — 09:00–12:00 in New York and 14:00–17:00 in Lagos. New York changes clocks on Sunday, 1 November 2026, and the gap between them goes from 5 hours to 6 hours. Lagos does not change clocks at all.
Every figure on this page describes Monday, 28 September 2026 — a fixed day, not the day you are reading it. Working hours are 09:00–17:00 local time for both cities; change either, or pick another date, in the overlap calculator.
Shared working hours
Everyone is at work between 13:00–16:00 UTC — 3 hours.
| City | Local time | Offset |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 09:00–12:00 | UTC-04:00 |
| Lagos | 14:00–17:00 | UTC+01:00 |
Each city's working day
| City | Local hours | In UTC | Offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 09:00–17:00 | 13:00–21:00 UTC | UTC-04:00 | UTC-04:00 → UTC-05:00, 1 Nov 2026 |
| Lagos | 09:00–17:00 | 08:00–16:00 UTC | UTC+01:00 | No daylight saving |
How the shared window moves through the year
New York changes clocks on Sunday, 1 November 2026, and Lagos never does, so the gap between them moves only when New York's clocks do. Each row is the same pair of working days, sampled once a month, so the window's size and position follow the clock changes described above.
| Month | Shared window | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 13:00–16:00 UTC | 3 hours |
| 2026-11 | 14:00–16:00 UTC | 2 hours |
| 2026-12 | 14:00–16:00 UTC | 2 hours |
| 2027-01 | 14:00–16:00 UTC | 2 hours |
| 2027-02 | 14:00–16:00 UTC | 2 hours |
| 2027-03 | 13:00–16:00 UTC | 3 hours |
| 2027-04 | 13:00–16:00 UTC | 3 hours |
| 2027-05 | 13:00–16:00 UTC | 3 hours |
| 2027-06 | 13:00–16:00 UTC | 3 hours |
| 2027-07 | 13:00–16:00 UTC | 3 hours |
| 2027-08 | 13:00–16:00 UTC | 3 hours |
| 2027-09 | 13:00–16:00 UTC | 3 hours |
Questions
- What time can New York and Lagos meet?
- 13:00–16:00 UTC on Monday, 28 September 2026 — 3 hours. In New York that is 09:00–12:00, and in Lagos it is 14:00–17:00.
- How far apart are New York and Lagos?
- On Monday, 28 September 2026, New York is 5 hours behind Lagos — UTC-04:00 against UTC+01:00. New York changes clocks on Sunday, 1 November 2026, and the gap between them goes from 5 hours to 6 hours. Lagos does not change clocks at all.
- Does the overlap between New York and Lagos change through the year?
- New York changes clocks on Sunday, 1 November 2026, and Lagos never does, so the gap between them moves only when New York's clocks do. Sampled once a month across the twelve months from Monday, 28 September 2026 the window is 13:00–16:00 UTC, 14:00–16:00 UTC.
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Or read how overlap is calculated and the other questions people ask about scheduling across time zones.