How Long Until 4:00 PM?
4 PM — late afternoon, the workday wind-down window
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4:00 PM Around the World
When it is 4:00 PM in New York (EDT) today, the clocks elsewhere read:
Daylight saving time is applied for today's date, so these offsets change when clocks go forward or back. For other dates use the time zone converter.
What 4:00 PM Actually Means
4:00 PM falls exactly on the hour — the slot most appointments, shifts and deadlines are scheduled around.
4:00 PM is when the US business day starts winding down: status emails go out, last-call questions get fired off, and the last calendar slots of the day usually run 3:30–4:30 or 4:00–5:00.
For families, 4 PM is often when after-school activities start: practices, lessons, tutoring. For shift teams, it's the approach to the 4 PM–midnight "swing shift" that staffs factories, warehouses and call centres through the evening.
Why People Count Down to 4:00 PM
- Late-afternoon office cutoff
- Start of the 4-to-midnight "swing shift"
- After-school sports and music practices
- Last scheduling slot of the workday in most offices
- Happy-hour opening at many US bars and restaurants
Why 4:00 PM Matters: Market Close and Cut-offs
4:00 PM Eastern is when the regular trading session closes on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, and it is a common cut-off for same-day processing at banks, courts and support desks.
4:00 PM in New York is 1:00 PM in Los Angeles and usually 9:00 PM in London — so for a team spread across the US and Europe, it is often the last practical moment to reach both sides before the end of the day.
- US stock market close (4:00 PM ET)
- same-day processing and submission cut-offs
- school pickup and after-school activities
Did you know?
The phrase "end of business" often means 5 PM, but many teams treat 4 PM as the practical cutoff for same-day work because it leaves time to reply, hand off, or schedule the next step before people log off.
Time Reference
How Long Is It From … to 4:00 PM?
The gap from common start times to 4:00 PM, counting forward (past midnight where needed) — handy for shift lengths, travel times and sleep.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When this page was loaded it was 9 hours and 28 minutes until 4:00 PM today in New York time. The live countdown at the top of the page recalculates from your own device clock every second, so it is always exact for your time zone.
4:00 PM is 16:00 on a 24-hour clock and 1600 hours in military time. It is 960 minutes after midnight, 66.7% of the way through the day.
4:00 PM is afternoon. In everyday English, morning runs from about 5 AM until noon, afternoon from noon until about 5 PM, evening from about 5 PM until 9 PM, and night after that.
4:00 PM EDT (New York) is 1:00 PM in Los Angeles, 3:00 PM in Chicago, 8:00 PM in London, 5:00 AM in Tokyo (next day). The table on this page lists more cities, and it updates to your own time zone when the page loads.