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Current Time in United States

Americas - Northern America

17:35:39

Tuesday, 04 August 2026

UTC-04:00 EDT DST Active America/New_York
United States 17:35 EDT
London 22:35 BST
Dubai 01:35 GST
Singapore 05:35 SGT
Tokyo 06:35 JST
Sydney 07:35 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 08 March 2026: UTC -04:00 / EDT
  • • The IANA time zone identifier for United States is America/New_York
Mar
8

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
14:35
Chicago CDT
-1h
16:35
Toronto EDT
same
17:35
São Paulo BRT
+1h
18:35
London BST
+5h
22:35
Paris CEST
+6h
23:35
Berlin CEST
+6h
23:35
Johannesburg SAST
+6h
23:35
Cairo EEST
+7h
00:35
Moscow MSK
+7h
00:35
Nairobi EAT
+7h
00:35
Istanbul TRT
+7h
00:35
Dubai GST
+8h
01:35
Karachi PKT
+9h
02:35
Mumbai IST
+9h 30m
03:05
Dhaka BDT
+10h
03:35
Bangkok ICT
+11h
04:35
Singapore SGT
+12h
05:35
Hong Kong HKT
+12h
05:35
Shanghai SGT
+12h
05:35
Tokyo JST
+13h
06:35
Seoul KST
+13h
06:35
Sydney AEST
+14h
07:35
Auckland NZST
+16h
09:35
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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 17:35 America/New_York -
Los Angeles 17:35 America/Los_Angeles -
Chicago 17:35 America/Chicago -
Houston 17:35 America/Chicago -
Phoenix 17:35 America/Phoenix -
Philadelphia 17:35 America/New_York -
San Antonio 17:35 America/Chicago -
San Diego 17:35 America/Los_Angeles -
Dallas 17:35 America/Chicago -
Austin 17:35 America/Chicago -
Jacksonville 17:35 America/New_York -
Fort Worth 17:35 America/Chicago -
Columbus 17:35 America/New_York -
Indianapolis 17:35 America/Indiana/Indianapolis -
Charlotte 17:35 America/New_York -
Charlotte 17:35 America/New_York -
San Francisco 17:35 America/Los_Angeles -
Seattle 17:35 America/Los_Angeles -
Denver 17:35 America/Denver -
Washington 17:35 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 17:35:39 on Tuesday, 04 August 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.