America/New York is the ID of time zone which helps to identify the time in exact location. This particular ID is one of the canonical time zone identifiers used in the United States of America (USA).
America/New York & date
The current time of America/New York can be found below:
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What time is it in New York, NY now?
The time of America/New York corresponds to the time of New York:
Standard time of America/New York
STD of America/New York is UTC -5:00 (EST)
Standard time is the local time in America/New York time zone when DST (Daylight Saving Time) is not in use.
Daylight Saving Time of America/New_York
DST of America/New York is UTC -4:00 (EDT)
It means that Daylight Saving Time is observed in this location.
Read more about “Abbreviations for Time Zones, names and locations” which are used for identification of Coordinated Universal Time, like EDT, CEST EST, AKDT and others.
America/New York time zone
America/New_York is the ID which refers to Eastern Time Zone. Its borders and the states which included to this time zone can be seen on the map of US time zones.