Time in Jacksonville now

11:56AMEST

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

ESTUTC−5+0 h vs New York (you)America/New_York

Next clock change: Sunday, March 14, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (EDT, UTC−4)
Next clock change: Sunday, November 7, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 AM (EST, UTC−5)

Clock rules in Jacksonville

Jacksonville keeps EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) in summer, the clock of most of Florida. Not all of Florida is on it: CST (UTC−6) / CDT (UTC−5) in East Pensacola Heights and Pensacola. tzdata describes Jacksonville’s zone, America/New_York, as “Eastern (most areas)”.

Local mean solar time at 81.66° W is UTC−5:27, so standard time runs 27 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:27 PM (an hour later in summer). That is 18 min later than in Washington, on the same clock.

Jacksonville has kept the same clocks as New York City since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the America/New_York page.

Time difference from Jacksonville

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Jacksonville	January	July
Washington	Capital · 1,040 km	11:56 AM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Los Angeles	Elsewhere in the United States · 3,450 km	8:56 AM Tue, Nov 3	−3 h	−3 h	−3 h
Chicago	Elsewhere in the United States · 1,390 km	10:56 AM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h	−1 h	−1 h
Phoenix	Elsewhere in the United States · 2,880 km	9:56 AM Tue, Nov 3	−2 h	−2 h	−3 h
Nassau	Nearest capitals abroad · 720 km	11:56 AM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Havana	Nearest capitals abroad · 800 km	12:56 PM Tue, Nov 3	+1 h	+1 h	0 h
George Town	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,230 km	11:56 AM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	−1 h
London	World cities	4:56 PM Tue, Nov 3	+5 h	+5 h	+5 h
Berlin	World cities	5:56 PM Tue, Nov 3	+6 h	+6 h	+6 h
Dubai	World cities	8:56 PM Tue, Nov 3	+9 h	+9 h	+8 h
New Delhi	World cities	10:26 PM Tue, Nov 3	+10 h 30 min	+10 h 30 min	+9 h 30 min
Singapore	World cities	12:56 AM Wed, Nov 4	+13 h	+13 h	+12 h

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Places near Jacksonville

Place	Distance	Clock vs Jacksonville
Gainesville	99 km south-west	same clock
Orlando	201 km south	same clock
Savannah	202 km north	same clock
Tallahassee	252 km west	same clock
Lakeland	257 km south	same clock
Brandon	273 km south	same clock
Palm Bay	276 km south	same clock
Tampa	276 km south	same clock
Havana CU	804 km south	1 h ahead in January, same time in July
George Town KY	1,229 km south	same time in January, 1 h behind in July
Mérida MX	1,311 km south-west	1 h behind in January, 2 h behind in July

Jacksonville at a glance

CountryUnited States
State or provinceFlorida
Population1,009,833
Coordinates30.33° N, 81.66° W
Elevation5 m
Time zone IDAmerica/New_York
Standard timeEST (UTC−5)
Daylight saving timeEDT (UTC−4)
Calling code+1

Questions

What time is it in Jacksonville now?

The clock at the top of this page shows it to the second. Jacksonville is on UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer, 5 hours behind London.

What time zone is Jacksonville in?

Jacksonville keeps EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) in summer, the clock of most of Florida. Not all of Florida is on it: CST (UTC−6) / CDT (UTC−5) in East Pensacola Heights and Pensacola. tzdata describes Jacksonville’s zone, America/New_York, as “Eastern (most areas)”. Its IANA time zone ID is America/New_York.