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Current Time in United States

Americas - Northern America

23:17:22

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

UTC-04:00 EDT DST Active America/New_York
United States 23:17 EDT
London 04:17 BST
Dubai 07:17 GST
Singapore 11:17 SGT
Tokyo 12:17 JST
Sydney 13:17 AEST
UTC -04:00

EDT - Currently observed in United States

Clocks in United States are currently set 1 hour ahead of standard time due to Daylight Saving Time.

  • • From 09 March 2026: UTC -04:00 / EDT
  • • The IANA time zone identifier for United States is America/New_York
Mar
9

Latest change

Summer time started

Switched to UTC -04:00 / EDT  - Was UTC-0500

Nov
1

Next change

Switching to UTC UTC-0500

The time will be set back one hour on Sunday, 01 November 2026

Time difference from United States

All times shown live - Bars indicate offset from United States (centre = same time).

Los Angeles PDT
-3h
20:17
Chicago CDT
-1h
22:17
Toronto EDT
same
23:17
São Paulo BRT
+1h
00:17
London BST
+5h
04:17
Paris CEST
+6h
05:17
Berlin CEST
+6h
05:17
Johannesburg SAST
+6h
05:17
Cairo EEST
+7h
06:17
Moscow MSK
+7h
06:17
Nairobi EAT
+7h
06:17
Istanbul TRT
+7h
06:17
Dubai GST
+8h
07:17
Karachi PKT
+9h
08:17
Mumbai IST
+9h 30m
08:47
Dhaka BDT
+10h
09:17
Bangkok ICT
+11h
10:17
Singapore SGT
+12h
11:17
Hong Kong HKT
+12h
11:17
Shanghai SGT
+12h
11:17
Tokyo JST
+13h
12:17
Seoul KST
+13h
12:17
Sydney AEST
+14h
13:17
Auckland NZST
+16h
15:17
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Country Facts

Country 🇺🇸 United States
Region Americas
Subregion Northern America
ISO Code US / USA
IANA Zone America/New_York
UTC Offset -04:00
DST Active Yes
Currency USD  - US Dollar
Population 331,000,000
Area 9,833,517 km²
Calling Code ++1
Languages English
Cities 88

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Cities in United States (88 in database)

City Local Time IANA Zone Capital
New York 23:17 America/New_York -
Los Angeles 23:17 America/Los_Angeles -
Chicago 23:17 America/Chicago -
Houston 23:17 America/Chicago -
Phoenix 23:17 America/Phoenix -
Philadelphia 23:17 America/New_York -
San Antonio 23:17 America/Chicago -
San Diego 23:17 America/Los_Angeles -
Dallas 23:17 America/Chicago -
Austin 23:17 America/Chicago -
Jacksonville 23:17 America/New_York -
Fort Worth 23:17 America/Chicago -
Columbus 23:17 America/New_York -
Indianapolis 23:17 America/Indiana/Indianapolis -
Charlotte 23:17 America/New_York -
Charlotte 23:17 America/New_York -
San Francisco 23:17 America/Los_Angeles -
Seattle 23:17 America/Los_Angeles -
Denver 23:17 America/Denver -
Washington 23:17 America/New_York Capital
Showing 20 of 88 cities.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current time in United States? + −
The current local time in United States is shown live at the top of this page, updated every second. The primary IANA time zone is America/New_York, currently at UTC-04:00 (EDT). The exact time right now is 23:17:22 on Wednesday, 16 September 2026.
Does United States observe Daylight Saving Time? + −
Yes. United States is currently observing Daylight Saving Time. Clocks are set one hour ahead of standard time; the active offset is UTC-04:00 (EDT). DST will end on 01 November 2026, when the offset will revert to UTCUTC-0500. DST rules are maintained in the IANA tz database under the America/New_York zone entry.
What UTC offset is United States? + −
United States is currently at UTC-04:00, using the abbreviation EDT. This is the DST (summer) offset. The standard (winter) offset differs by one hour. The IANA time zone identifier is America/New_York. To convert a time to or from United States, use the Time Zone Converter.
What is the capital of United States? + −
The capital of United States is Washington. It uses the America/New_York IANA time zone. See the Washington time page for the live local clock and full timezone details.
What currency does United States use? + −
United States uses the US Dollar (USD) as its official currency. The international calling code is ++1.