Time in Alberta now
9:53AMCST
CSTUTC−6−1 h vs New York (you)America/Edmonton
No clock changes: Alberta stays on CST (UTC−6) all year.
Time zone in Alberta
All of Alberta keeps the same time: Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) all year.
That is the summer offset Alberta kept when it stopped changing its clocks in 2026. tzdata has written it as CST since November 1, 2026, the abbreviation used elsewhere in North America for UTC−6 all year; before that, the same offset was MDT.
Edmonton lies at 114.1° west, where mean solar time is UTC−7:36 (four minutes per degree of longitude). The clocks run 1 h 36 min ahead of the sun, so on average the sun is highest at about 1:36 PM. A gap of an hour or more means late sunrises and long evenings.
Daylight saving time in Alberta
No, not any more. Alberta’s last clock change was on Sunday, March 8, 2026, when clocks went forward to UTC−6 and then stayed there instead of going back in the autumn. The current tzdata release (2026f) lists no further changes, so Alberta now keeps CST (UTC−6) all year.
tzdata also changed the abbreviation on November 1, 2026 (for example from PDT to MST) without moving the clocks. Older phones and browsers that have not received the 2026 tzdata update may still show the old abbreviation or, worse, fall back an hour: the clock on this page uses our own copy of tzdata and is not affected.
Clock history of Alberta
Alberta has kept the same clocks as Edmonton since at least 1970: tzdata records both under America/Edmonton. Between 1970 and 2024, a daylight saving period began in 53 of the 55 years. Changes of the winter (standard) offset since 1970: Sunday, March 8, 2026, from UTC−7 to UTC−6. Before 1970 local practice could differ from Edmonton’s, and tzdata does not track it separately; the year-by-year table, which starts with Edmonton’s local mean time, is on the America/Edmonton page.
Convert Alberta time
Time difference between Alberta and major cities
| City | Local time now | Alberta vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 10:53 AM Tue, Nov 3 | −1 h | −1 h | −2 h | 7 h / 6 h |
| Los Angeles | 7:53 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +2 h | +2 h | +1 h | 6 h / 7 h |
| London | 3:53 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −6 h | −6 h | −7 h | 2 h / 1 h |
| Berlin | 4:53 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −7 h | −7 h | −8 h | 1 h / none |
| Dubai | 7:53 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −10 h | −10 h | −10 h | none / none |
| New Delhi | 9:23 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −11 h 30 min | −11 h 30 min | −11 h 30 min | none / none |
| Singapore | 11:53 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −14 h | −14 h | −14 h | none / none |
| Beijing | 11:53 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −14 h | −14 h | −14 h | none / none |
| Tokyo | 12:53 AM Wed, Nov 4 | −15 h | −15 h | −15 h | none / none |
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how Alberta’s office hours overlap yours today.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Alberta and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Canada | 1,200 km | 10:53 AM EST | +1 h |
| Los Angeles United States | 1,920 km | 7:53 AM PST | −2 h |
| Phoenix United States | 1,960 km | 8:53 AM MST | −1 h |
| Ciudad Juárez Mexico | 2,240 km | 8:53 AM MST | −1 h |
| Chicago United States | 2,250 km | 9:53 AM CST | +0 h |
| Indianapolis United States | 2,490 km | 10:53 AM EST | +1 h |
Same clock as Alberta
These places keep exactly the same time as Alberta all year under the current rules (zones America/Bahia_Banderas, America/Belize, America/Chihuahua, America/Costa_Rica, America/El_Salvador and 10 more).
Cities in Alberta
Alberta at a glance
- CountryCanada
- Time zone IDAmerica/Edmonton
- Standard timeCST (UTC−6)
- Daylight saving timenone
- Calling code+1