ICT killzones in EST time (ET)

Killzone	Today, 11 November 2026	Winter (15 Jan)	Summer (15 Jul)
Asian killzone	20:00–00:00 (next day)	20:00–00:00 (next day)	20:00–00:00 (next day)
London killzone	02:00–05:00	02:00–05:00	02:00–05:00
New York AM killzone	07:00–10:00	07:00–10:00	07:00–10:00
London close killzone	10:00–12:00	10:00–12:00	10:00–12:00
New York PM killzone	13:30–16:00	13:30–16:00	13:30–16:00

Times in US Eastern time (ET). Killzones are New York time windows; some traders shift them by up to an hour.

The whole forex day in US Eastern time

Sydney: 16:00–01:00 (next day)
Tokyo: 19:00–04:00 (next day)
London: 03:00–12:00
New York: 08:00–17:00
London–New York overlap: 08:00–12:00

US Eastern time moves its clocks forward one hour on 14 March 2027.
US Eastern time moves its clocks forward one hour on 14 March 2027.

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Questions

›What time is the London killzone in US Eastern time?

02:00–05:00 ET today: 02:00–05:00 in New York, converted with today's daylight saving on both sides.

›What are ICT killzones?

Windows of the trading day in New York time that ICT traders watch for setups: Asian 20:00–00:00, London 02:00–05:00, New York AM 07:00–10:00, London close 10:00–12:00 and New York PM 13:30–16:00. Some traders use slightly different windows.

›Do the killzone times change during the year?

Both US Eastern time and New York change their clocks, on different dates — for a few weeks a year the gap between them differs by an hour.