Time in Massachusetts now
9:05AMEST
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)
Time zone in Massachusetts
All of Massachusetts keeps the same time: Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) in winter and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) in summer.
New York lies at 74.0° west, where mean solar time is UTC−4:56 (four minutes per degree of longitude). That is within 4 min of its standard time, so the sun is highest close to noon in winter, and about 1:00 PM in summer.
Daylight saving time in Massachusetts
Yes. Massachusetts moves its clocks forward one hour on the second Sunday of March at 2:00 AM and back on the first Sunday of November at 2:00 AM (local time).
These are the federal dates (15 U.S.C. §260a); the daylight saving time page has the law.
All coming change dates are on the America/New_York page.
Clock history of Massachusetts
Massachusetts has kept the same clocks as New York City since at least 1970: tzdata records both under America/New_York. Clocks have moved for daylight saving time every year since 1970. Before 1970 local practice could differ from New York City’s, and tzdata does not track it separately; the year-by-year table, which starts with New York City’s local mean time, is on the America/New_York page.
Convert Massachusetts time
Time difference between Massachusetts and major cities
| City | Local time now | Massachusetts vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 6:05 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +3 h | +3 h | +3 h | 5 h / 5 h |
| London | 2:05 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −5 h | −5 h | −5 h | 3 h / 3 h |
| Berlin | 3:05 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −6 h | −6 h | −6 h | 2 h / 2 h |
| Dubai | 6:05 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −9 h | −9 h | −8 h | none / none |
| New Delhi | 7:35 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −10 h 30 min | −10 h 30 min | −9 h 30 min | none / none |
| Singapore | 10:05 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −13 h | −13 h | −12 h | none / none |
| Beijing | 10:05 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −13 h | −13 h | −12 h | none / none |
| Tokyo | 11:05 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −14 h | −14 h | −13 h | none / none |
| Sydney | 1:05 AM Wed, Nov 4 | −16 h | −16 h | −14 h | none / none |
- In 2027, Massachusetts is 4 h behind London from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 5 h behind London as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
- In 2027, Massachusetts is 5 h behind Berlin from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 6 h behind Berlin as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
- In 2027, Massachusetts is 15 h behind Sydney from March 14 to April 3 and from October 3 to November 6: the weeks between the two seasons, when one place has changed its clocks and the other has not yet.
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how Massachusetts’s office hours overlap yours today.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Massachusetts and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago United States | 1,150 km | 8:05 AM CST | −1 h |
| Hamilton Bermuda | 1,250 km | 10:05 AM AST | +1 h |
| Saint-Pierre Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1,580 km | 11:05 AM UTC−3 | +2 h |
| Havana Cuba | 2,110 km | 10:05 AM CDT | +1 h |
| Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic | 2,390 km | 10:05 AM AST | +1 h |
| George Town Cayman Islands | 2,480 km | 9:05 AM EST | +0 h |
Same clock as Massachusetts
These places keep exactly the same time as Massachusetts all year under the current rules (zones America/Detroit, America/Grand_Turk, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/Indiana/Marengo, America/Indiana/Petersburg and 8 more).
Cities in Massachusetts
Massachusetts at a glance
- CountryUnited States
- Time zone IDAmerica/New_York
- Standard timeEST (UTC−5)
- Daylight saving timeEDT (UTC−4)
- Calling code+1