WAT to New York City
Converting a fixed time. Africa/Lagos → America/New_York
9:00 am in WAT is
4:00 am in New York City.
09:00 → 04:00 on a 24-hour clock ·
WAT → EDT
WAT now
7:36am
WAT · UTC+1
Africa/Lagos
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
New York City now
2:36am
EDT · UTC-4
America/New_York
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Convert a specific time minutes work, not just whole hours
Hour by hour
| WAT | New York City | 24h | Good to call? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 7pm Wed | 00:00 → 19:00 | asleep in WAT |
| 1am | 8pm Wed | 01:00 → 20:00 | asleep in WAT |
| 2am | 9pm Wed | 02:00 → 21:00 | asleep in WAT |
| 3am | 10pm Wed | 03:00 → 22:00 | asleep in New York City |
| 4am | 11pm Wed | 04:00 → 23:00 | asleep in New York City |
| 5am | 12am | 05:00 → 00:00 | asleep in New York City |
| 6am | 1am | 06:00 → 01:00 | asleep in New York City |
| 7am now | 2am | 07:00 → 02:00 | asleep in New York City |
| 8am | 3am | 08:00 → 03:00 | asleep in New York City |
| 9am | 4am | 09:00 → 04:00 | asleep in New York City |
| 10am | 5am | 10:00 → 05:00 | asleep in New York City |
| 11am | 6am | 11:00 → 06:00 | asleep in New York City |
| 12pm | 7am | 12:00 → 07:00 | awake, not at work |
| 1pm | 8am | 13:00 → 08:00 | awake, not at work |
| 2pm | 9am | 14:00 → 09:00 | both at work |
| 3pm | 10am | 15:00 → 10:00 | both at work |
| 4pm | 11am | 16:00 → 11:00 | both at work |
| 5pm | 12pm | 17:00 → 12:00 | awake, not at work |
| 6pm | 1pm | 18:00 → 13:00 | awake, not at work |
| 7pm | 2pm | 19:00 → 14:00 | awake, not at work |
| 8pm | 3pm | 20:00 → 15:00 | awake, not at work |
| 9pm | 4pm | 21:00 → 16:00 | awake, not at work |
| 10pm | 5pm | 22:00 → 17:00 | asleep in WAT |
| 11pm | 6pm | 23:00 → 18:00 | asleep in WAT |
Call times
Both places are at work between 2pm and 17:00 in Lagos — 9am to 11am at the other end.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in New York City when it is 9:00 am in WAT?
4:00 am in New York City the same day.
How many hours ahead is New York City of WAT?
New York City is 5 hours behind WAT. That gap is not fixed: it changes when either place starts or ends daylight saving. The table on this page is recalculated for today, so it is already correct for the current season.
What is the best time to call between WAT and New York City?
Both places are at work between 2pm and 17:00 in Lagos — 9am to 11am at the other end.