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Time in United States now
DaytimeWednesday, October 7, 2026Week 41Today: International Day of Peaceful Communication
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- New York is a city in New York, United States.
- Latitude: 40.7143. Longitude: -74.0060
- Timezone: America/New_York
Time zone info for United States
UTC-4
America/New_York
United States follows America/New_York. The local time is shown using live browser time, refreshed every second.
Methodology and trust
About this United States time page
This United States page combines live clock output with timezone, offset, holiday, and daylight context so the page is useful beyond a single timestamp.
Displayed local time follows the IANA timezone identifier assigned to this page and updates live in the browser.
Weather context uses Open-Meteo. Sunrise, sunset, and day-length details are shown as informational timing context.
Calendar and next-holiday data use normalized HolidayFinder coverage with a date-holidays fallback. Regional holiday matches appear when the source dataset includes state or province-level coverage.
Live conditions
Weather in United States now
Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for United States
- Sunrise: 06:58
- Sunset: 18:28
- Day length: 11 hr 29 min
- Solar noon: 12:43
- Estimates use the map coordinates and local date, with local time zone and daylight-saving adjustments. Terrain and weather can affect observed sunrise and sunset.
United States time now, plus the city and state structure behind it
The current time reference for United States is 16:19:44 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, using America/New_York (GMT-4). This is a reference clock, not a guarantee that every location in United States has the same local time.
For an appointment or arrival, confirm the destination city in United States. A shared country name is not enough to identify a time zone or the local calendar date.
Capital listed: Washington; largest city in the location data: New York City.
United States at a glance
United States time right now
This page shows 16:19:44 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, using EDT with a live UTC or GMT offset of GMT-4.
51 states or regions
United States currently has 51 state or regional pages and 3,499 listed city pages in this dataset.
The listed capital is Washington; New York City is the largest city in this location dataset.
National timezone structure
The location data for United States lists 23 time-zone identifiers. Different identifiers can still show the same current time.
What the national time view tells you
The displayed reference follows America/New_York, with a current UTC offset of GMT-4. A positive offset is ahead of UTC; a negative offset is behind it.
The 23 identifiers recorded for United States can reflect different historical rules or aliases, as well as different current offsets. Their count is not a count of distinct current clock readings.
For a future event, record the city, date and time zone together. Today's UTC offset may not apply on the event date if either location changes its clocks seasonally.
If you already know the likely destination, the fastest next move is usually one of the major city pages such as time in Los Angeles, time in New York, and time in San Diego.
Regional routes inside United States
Major city clocks
The fastest city-level references in this country are time in Los Angeles, time in New York, time in San Diego, time in Brooklyn, and time in Chicago.
Key state and regional pages
If the question is regional rather than city-specific, start with current local time in California, current local time in New York, current local time in Texas, current local time in Florida, and current local time in Illinois.
Compare with another country
For cross-country planning, open the compare tool or jump directly to time in India, time in United Kingdom, and time in Bangladesh.
When United States needs a national time view first
Before arranging a call or trip to United States, confirm the destination and its local date. The checklist below separates current-time checks from future scheduling.
- Timezone split first: Check the destination city rather than applying the reference clock to every region. Multiple time-zone identifiers do not necessarily imply different current offsets.
- National first, local second: Use the country page when the answer still depends on how the whole national structure is laid out.
- Region selection: Move to a state or regional page once the country is settled but the exact city is still open.
- Cross-country planning: Use the compare tool when the real task is the gap between countries rather than the national clock on its own.
Representative daylight in United States
Using New York as the mapped daylight reference, sunrise is 06:58, sunset is 18:28, and estimated day length is 11 hr 29 min.
Sunrise and sunset vary with the date, latitude, longitude and local horizon. Even locations sharing the same civil time can have different daylight hours.
Quick answers about time in United States
What time is it in United States right now?
This page shows the current national reference time for United States as 16:19:44 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
Does United States use one time zone or several?
The location data lists 23 time-zone identifiers for United States. Some can share a current offset or be aliases; compare the actual city clocks before assuming the times differ.
Should I use the country page, a state page, or a city page?
Use the country page for the national structure, a state page for regional context, and a city page when the exact local clock is the real answer.
Which place is the main reference inside United States?
The clock follows America/New_York. The mapped daylight reference is New York; it does not represent daylight everywhere in United States.
How do I move from the country view to the most useful local pages?
Start with regional pages such as current local time in California, current local time in New York, and current local time in Texas, or jump straight to major city clocks like time in Los Angeles and time in New York.
How do I compare United States with another country?
The quickest route is the compare tool or the built-in country links such as time in India and time in United Kingdom.
3,499 cities in United States