Time in United States now
7:06AMEST
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 zones in United States now
| Zone | Time now | Offset now | Rules | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Time (Honolulu) | 2:06 AM HST | UTC−10 | HST (UTC−10) all year | Honolulu · Hawaii |
| Hawaii Time (Adak) | 2:06 AM HST | UTC−10 | HST (UTC−10) / HDT (UTC−9) | — · Alaska - western Aleutians |
| Alaska Time | 3:06 AM AKST | UTC−9 | AKST (UTC−9) / AKDT (UTC−8) | Anchorage · Alaska (most areas); Alaska - Juneau area; Alaska - Sitka area; Alaska - Annette Island; Alaska - Yakutat; Alaska (west) |
| Pacific Time | 4:06 AM PST | UTC−8 | PST (UTC−8) / PDT (UTC−7) | Los Angeles · Pacific |
| Mountain Standard Time | 5:06 AM MST | UTC−7 | MST (UTC−7) all year | Phoenix · MST - AZ (except Navajo) |
| Mountain Time | 5:06 AM MST | UTC−7 | MST (UTC−7) / MDT (UTC−6) | Denver · Mountain (most areas); Mountain - ID (south), OR (east) |
| Central Time | 6:06 AM CST | UTC−6 | CST (UTC−6) / CDT (UTC−5) | Chicago · Central (most areas); Central - IN (Perry); Central - IN (Starke); Central - MI (Wisconsin border); Central - ND (Oliver); Central - ND (Morton rural); Central - ND (Mercer) |
| Eastern Time | 7:06 AM EST | UTC−5 | EST (UTC−5) / EDT (UTC−4) | New York City · Eastern (most areas); Eastern - MI (most areas); Eastern - KY (Louisville area); Eastern - KY (Wayne); Eastern - IN (most areas); Eastern - IN (Da, Du, K, Mn); Eastern - IN (Pulaski); Eastern - IN (Crawford); Eastern - IN (Pike); Eastern - IN (Switzerland) |
Time zone in United States
The United States has 8 different clock settings under the current rules (6 standard offsets; some regions share an offset but not the daylight saving rules), from HST (UTC−10) in Honolulu to EDT (UTC−4) in New York City. The clock at the top shows the capital, Washington, on Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) in winter and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) in summer.
The IANA time zone database divides the United States into 29 zones. It needs more zones than there are clock settings because it also records history: two regions that keep the same time today get separate entries if their clocks differed at any point since 1970, which is why, for example, America/Anchorage, America/Juneau and America/Sitka are separate.
Washington lies at 77.0° west, where mean solar time is UTC−5:08 (four minutes per degree of longitude). That is within 8 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 United States
Partly. Regions on Hawaii Time (Adak), Alaska Time, Pacific Time, Mountain Time, Central Time and Eastern Time change their clocks; Honolulu (UTC−10) and Phoenix (UTC−7) stay on standard time all year.
In Washington clocks move 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): a state may opt out of daylight saving time, as Hawaii and most of Arizona do, but may not pick other dates. The daylight saving time page has the law and its history.
All coming change dates are on the America/New_York page.
Clock history of United States
The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC−4:56 in New York City), which ended on November 18, 1883, when EST (UTC−5) replaced it. Clocks have moved for daylight saving time every year since 1970. The first summer time in the record dates from 1918. The table summarises the clocks of Washington year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry America/New_York.
| Years | Clocks | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1973 | UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer | EST, EDT |
| 1974 | mostly UTC−4; also UTC−5 for part of the year | EST, EDT |
| 1975 onward | UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer | EST, EDT |
Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.
Convert United States time
Time difference between United States and major cities
| City | Local time now | United States vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 4:06 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +3 h | +3 h | +3 h | 5 h / 5 h |
| London | 12:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −5 h | −5 h | −5 h | 3 h / 3 h |
| Berlin | 1:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −6 h | −6 h | −6 h | 2 h / 2 h |
| Dubai | 4:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −9 h | −9 h | −8 h | none / none |
| New Delhi | 5:36 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −10 h 30 min | −10 h 30 min | −9 h 30 min | none / none |
| Singapore | 8:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −13 h | −13 h | −12 h | none / none |
| Beijing | 8:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −13 h | −13 h | −12 h | none / none |
| Tokyo | 9:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −14 h | −14 h | −13 h | none / none |
| Sydney | 11:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −16 h | −16 h | −14 h | none / none |
- In 2027, Washington 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, Washington 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, Washington 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 United States’s office hours overlap yours today.
A 9-to-5 day in Washington overlaps London’s for 3 h in January (9:00 AM–12:00 PM Washington time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Washington it is 2:00 PM in London.
Washington and New Delhi share no office hours: when offices open at 9:00 AM in Washington, it is 7:30 PM in New Delhi. A call has to be early or late for one side: 9:30 PM the day before in Washington is 8:00 AM in New Delhi.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Washington and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago United States | 960 km | 6:06 AM CST | −1 h |
| Hamilton Bermuda | 1,330 km | 8:06 AM AST | +1 h |
Same clock as the United States
These places keep exactly the same time as the United States 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 United States
- New York City7:06 AM
- Los Angeles4:06 AM
- Brooklyn7:06 AM
- Chicago6:06 AM
- Queens7:06 AM
- Houston6:06 AM
- Phoenix5:06 AM
- Philadelphia7:06 AM
- San Antonio6:06 AM
- Manhattan7:06 AM
- San Diego4:06 AM
- The Bronx7:06 AM
- Dallas6:06 AM
- Jacksonville7:06 AM
- Fort Worth6:06 AM
- Austin6:06 AM
- Columbus7:06 AM
- Charlotte7:06 AM
- Indianapolis7:06 AM
- San Francisco4:06 AM
- Seattle4:06 AM
- Denver5:06 AM
- Washington7:06 AM
- Nashville6:06 AM
- El Paso5:06 AM
- Boston7:06 AM
- Portland4:06 AM
- Las Vegas4:06 AM
- Memphis6:06 AM
- Tucson5:06 AM
- Atlanta7:06 AM
- Miami7:06 AM
- Raleigh7:06 AM
- Kansas City6:06 AM
- Tulsa6:06 AM
- Minneapolis6:06 AM
- Cleveland7:06 AM
- New Orleans6:06 AM
- Aurora5:06 AM
- Honolulu2:06 AM
- Lexington7:06 AM
- Corpus Christi6:06 AM
- Cincinnati7:06 AM
- Santa Ana4:06 AM
- Pittsburgh7:06 AM
- Plano6:06 AM
- Madison6:06 AM
- St. Louis6:06 AM
United States at a glance
- CapitalWashington
- Population341,784,857
- Time zone IDAmerica/New_York
- Standard timeEST (UTC−5)
- Daylight saving timeEDT (UTC−4)
- Calling code+1