Philippines and US Time Difference: Best Times to Call Manila

Last updated October 28, 2026 · Written by Han with AI assistance, fact-checked against official sources.

The Philippines keeps one clock all year, so every change in the gap comes from the US side. Manila is also on the next calendar day for most of the American working day, and that date shift is easy to miss.

Compare New York and Manila on a date of your choice in the Meeting Planner.

Manila against every US time zone

The table is calculated from the time zone database for 2026. January shows US standard time and July shows US daylight saving time. Phoenix and Honolulu do not change their clocks, so their gap to Manila is the same all year.

Read the middle column as the start of the Manila work week. When Manila opens on Monday morning, the whole US is still on Sunday, from Sunday afternoon in Honolulu to Sunday evening in New York. The right column is the usual evening slot: 7 p.m. in the US is the next morning in Manila everywhere except Alaska and Hawaii, where it lands around midday.

The two dates the gap changes

US daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. On those dates the gap to Manila moves by one hour, and nothing changes in the Philippines. The next change is on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when US clocks fall back.

A call fixed in Manila time moves for the US side. A 9 a.m. Manila stand-up is at 8 p.m. the evening before in New York in winter and 9 p.m. in summer. A call fixed in New York time moves for the Manila side instead. Pick one city to own the meeting time and put that city in the invite. The guide to recurring meetings and clock changes shows how calendar apps handle this.

Manila is already on tomorrow

The date is the part that catches people. At noon on a Wednesday in New York, it is 1 a.m. on Thursday in Manila in winter and midnight in summer. From 11 a.m. in New York in winter, or noon in summer, until midnight, Manila is already on the next day.

• A US Friday afternoon is a Manila Saturday morning. A 5 p.m. Friday call from New York lands at 6 a.m. Saturday in Manila in winter and 5 a.m. in summer.
• A Manila Monday morning is a US Sunday evening. If you want a reply from Manila on Monday, send your message on Friday or over the weekend.
• Deadlines need a city. "End of day Friday" in Manila means 5 p.m. Friday there, which is 4 a.m. Friday in New York in winter.

Best times to call the Philippines from the US

New York and Manila never share an hour of the 9-to-5 day. The overlap comes from stretching one side. From the East Coast, 7 to 9 p.m. reaches Manila at 8 to 10 a.m. in winter and 7 to 9 a.m. in summer. From the West Coast, 4 to 6 p.m. reaches Manila at 8 to 10 a.m. in winter and 7 to 9 a.m. in summer, so a Los Angeles caller can use the end of the office day.

Honolulu is the exception. Hawaii is 18 hours behind Manila all year, so 3 to 5 p.m. in Honolulu is 9 to 11 a.m. the next day in Manila, inside both working days.

For calls to family rather than work, the same evening slot works well, and Manila's evening (7 to 9 p.m.) is 6 to 8 a.m. in New York in winter and 7 to 9 a.m. in summer.

Why the Philippines does not change its clocks

The Philippines last used daylight saving time in 1990. Executive Order 415, signed on July 20, 1990, ended that summer's program early, at midnight on July 28, 1990, and cited the rainy season and early nightfall. The time zone database shows Manila on UTC+8 since then.

The Philippine Standard Time Act of 2013 (Republic Act 10535) makes PAGASA, the national weather agency, responsible for keeping the official time, and requires government offices to synchronize their clocks with it at least once a month. Manila shares UTC+8 with Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei and Perth.

PST, PHT and PhST

Inside the Philippines the official time is called Philippine Standard Time, often written PST or PhST. In the US, PST means Pacific Standard Time, which is 16 hours behind Manila. Many websites write PHT or "Philippine Time". In an invite between the two countries, write "Manila time" or "UTC+8" and the US city, and skip the three-letter codes.

Quick checks before you book

• Write both dates, not just both times: "Tuesday 8 p.m. New York / Wednesday 9 a.m. Manila".
• Check the week after the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November. Those are the weeks when a fixed call shifts by an hour on one side.
• Arizona outside the Navajo Nation and Hawaii keep the same gap to Manila all year. Teams split between Phoenix and Manila can keep one schedule.

Open the Meeting Planner to test a time, use the New York to Manila converter for one time, or see the city pages for Manila, New York, Los Angeles and Honolulu. The Asia and Pacific time zones guide covers Manila's neighbors, and Best Time to Call India from the US works through the same problem for India.