Current Time in United States 🇺🇸

Q: What time is it in United States right now?

The current local time in United States is 13:53:14 EDT on Thursday, 15 October 2026. The country uses the America/New_York time zone.

Q: How many time zones does United States use?

United States spans 47 time zones: America/Adak, America/Anchorage, America/Atka, America/Boise, America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/Detroit, America/Fort_Wayne and 39 more.

Q: What is the capital of United States?

The capital of United States is Washington, D.C., where the current local time is 13:53:14.

Q: What time is sunrise and sunset in Washington, D.C. today?

Today in Washington, D.C., the capital of United States: sunrise is at 07:17 and sunset is at 18:29 local time.

Q: Does United States observe Daylight Saving Time?

Yes — United States observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks typically advance one hour in spring and fall back in autumn.

Q: When is the next public holiday in United States?

The next public holiday in United States is Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — in 27 days.

Q: How many cities in United States are listed on time.now?

time.now currently lists 50 cities across United States (out of 2874 total in our database).

Q: Which countries border United States?

United States shares a border with: Canada, Cuba, Mexico.

Continent: North America

Capital City: Washington, D.C.

Largest Cities:

Time in New York City (Pop. 8,804,190)
Time in Los Angeles (Pop. 3,898,747)
Time in Brooklyn (Pop. 2,736,074)
Time in Chicago (Pop. 2,696,555)
Time in Houston (Pop. 2,304,580)

ISO Alpha 2/3: US, USA

Uses Daylight Savings Time: Yes ✅ (View Daylight Savings Time Changes)

IANA Time Zone: America/New_York (UTC−05:00)

Time Zones: AKDT, AKST, CDT, CST, EDT, EST, HDT, HST, MDT, MST, PDT, PST

United States spans multiple time zones. The clocks and city list on this page show the time now across the country and update every second. Some regions observe daylight saving time.

Qibla Direction from United States

From Washington, D.C., the Kaaba in Mecca bears 57deg (ENE), about 10,633 km away. Check the Qibla direction in United States on a live compass.

Time Zone Overview for United States

United States spans 7 time zones.
Clocks in Washington, D.C. run about 1h 10m ahead of local solar time.
The working week runs Monday to Friday, with the weekend on Saturday and Sunday.

Daylight Saving Time in United States

United States observes daylight saving time. Clocks next fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026, changing from EDT (UTC-4) to EST (UTC-5).

View daylight saving time changes for United States →

Time Difference Between Washington, D.C. and Major Cities

Live local time and the difference from Washington, D.C. right now.

New York Thu 13:53 same time

Los Angeles Thu 10:53 -3h

Chicago Thu 12:53 -1h

Toronto Thu 13:53 same time

Sao Paulo Thu 14:53 +1h

London Thu 18:53 +5h

Paris Thu 19:53 +6h

Berlin Thu 19:53 +6h

Moscow Thu 20:53 +7h

Dubai Thu 21:53 +8h

Mumbai Thu 23:23 +9h 30m

Singapore Fri 01:53 +12h

Hong Kong Fri 01:53 +12h

Tokyo Fri 02:53 +13h

Sydney Fri 04:53 +15h

Best Time to Call United States

How standard business hours (9:00 to 17:00) in major hubs line up with the clock in Washington, D.C.:

New York: 9:00-17:00 there is 09:00 to 17:00 in Washington, D.C..
London: 9:00-17:00 there is 04:00 to 12:00 in Washington, D.C..
Tokyo: 9:00-17:00 there is 20:00 to 04:00 in Washington, D.C..

Daylight Hours in Washington, D.C.

In the capital, Washington, D.C., the sun is up for 11h 11m today. Sunrise in Washington, D.C. is at 07:17 and sunset in Washington, D.C. is at 18:29.

Daylight ranges from about 9h 26m near the December solstice to 14h 53m near the June solstice.

Moon in United States

See moonrise and moonset times and the current moon phase for Washington, D.C. and major cities across United States.

View moonrise & moonset times for United States →

States in United States

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Cities in the United States A–Z

Time.now features the exact time for 2,874 cities in United States.
Select a letter to view all cities:

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Time Now in Major Cities in the United States

Time now in New York City Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Los Angeles Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Brooklyn Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Chicago Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Houston Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Queens Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Phoenix Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Philadelphia Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Manhattan Thu 13:53:14
Time now in San Antonio Thu 12:53:14
Time now in San Diego Thu 10:53:14
Time now in The Bronx Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Dallas Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Jacksonville Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Austin Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Fort Worth Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Columbus Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Indianapolis Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Charlotte Thu 13:53:14
Time now in San Francisco Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Seattle Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Denver Thu 11:53:14
Time now in Washington, D.C. Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Washington Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Nashville Thu 12:53:14
Time now in El Paso Thu 11:53:14
Time now in Oklahoma City Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Detroit Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Boston Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Portland Thu 10:53:14
Time now in New South Memphis Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Memphis Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Las Vegas Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Milwaukee Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Baltimore Thu 13:53:14
Time now in South Boston Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Albuquerque Thu 11:53:14
Time now in Tucson Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Fresno Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Sacramento Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Omaha Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Kansas City Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Long Beach Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Mesa Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Staten Island Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Atlanta Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Colorado Springs Thu 11:53:14
Time now in Virginia Beach Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Raleigh Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Miami Thu 13:53:14

City	Current Time
Time now in New York City	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Los Angeles	Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Brooklyn	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Chicago	Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Houston	Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Queens	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Phoenix	Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Philadelphia	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Manhattan	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in San Antonio	Thu 12:53:14
Time now in San Diego	Thu 10:53:14
Time now in The Bronx	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Dallas	Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Jacksonville	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Austin	Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Fort Worth	Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Columbus	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Indianapolis	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Charlotte	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in San Francisco	Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Seattle	Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Denver	Thu 11:53:14
Time now in Washington, D.C.	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Washington	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Nashville	Thu 12:53:14
Time now in El Paso	Thu 11:53:14
Time now in Oklahoma City	Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Detroit	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Boston	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Portland	Thu 10:53:14
Time now in New South Memphis	Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Memphis	Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Las Vegas	Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Milwaukee	Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Baltimore	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in South Boston	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Albuquerque	Thu 11:53:14
Time now in Tucson	Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Fresno	Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Sacramento	Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Omaha	Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Kansas City	Thu 12:53:14
Time now in Long Beach	Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Mesa	Thu 10:53:14
Time now in Staten Island	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Atlanta	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Colorado Springs	Thu 11:53:14
Time now in Virginia Beach	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Raleigh	Thu 13:53:14
Time now in Miami	Thu 13:53:14

Current Time in IANA Time Zones Used in the United States

America/Adak Thu 08:53:14
America/Anchorage Thu 09:53:14
America/Atka Thu 08:53:14
America/Boise Thu 11:53:14
America/Chicago Thu 12:53:14
America/Denver Thu 11:53:14
America/Detroit Thu 13:53:14
America/Fort_Wayne Thu 13:53:14
America/Indiana/Indianapolis Thu 13:53:14
America/Indiana/Knox Thu 12:53:14
America/Indiana/Marengo Thu 13:53:14
America/Indiana/Petersburg Thu 13:53:14
America/Indiana/Tell_City Thu 12:53:14
America/Indiana/Vevay Thu 13:53:14
America/Indiana/Vincennes Thu 13:53:14
America/Indiana/Winamac Thu 13:53:14
America/Indianapolis Thu 13:53:14
America/Juneau Thu 09:53:14
America/Kentucky/Louisville Thu 13:53:14
America/Kentucky/Monticello Thu 13:53:14
America/Knox_IN Thu 12:53:14
America/Los_Angeles Thu 10:53:14
America/Louisville Thu 13:53:14
America/Menominee Thu 12:53:14
America/Metlakatla Thu 09:53:14
America/New_York Thu 13:53:14
America/Nome Thu 09:53:14
America/North_Dakota/Beulah Thu 12:53:14
America/North_Dakota/Center Thu 12:53:14
America/North_Dakota/New_Salem Thu 12:53:14
America/Phoenix Thu 10:53:14
America/Shiprock Thu 11:53:14
America/Sitka Thu 09:53:14
America/Yakutat Thu 09:53:14
Navajo Thu 11:53:14
Pacific/Honolulu Thu 07:53:14
US/Alaska Thu 09:53:14
US/Aleutian Thu 08:53:14
US/Arizona Thu 10:53:14
US/Central Thu 12:53:14
US/East-Indiana Thu 13:53:14
US/Eastern Thu 13:53:14
US/Hawaii Thu 07:53:14
US/Indiana-Starke Thu 12:53:14
US/Michigan Thu 13:53:14
US/Mountain Thu 11:53:14
US/Pacific Thu 10:53:14

Timezone	Current Time
America/Adak	Thu 08:53:14
America/Anchorage	Thu 09:53:14
America/Atka	Thu 08:53:14
America/Boise	Thu 11:53:14
America/Chicago	Thu 12:53:14
America/Denver	Thu 11:53:14
America/Detroit	Thu 13:53:14
America/Fort_Wayne	Thu 13:53:14
America/Indiana/Indianapolis	Thu 13:53:14
America/Indiana/Knox	Thu 12:53:14
America/Indiana/Marengo	Thu 13:53:14
America/Indiana/Petersburg	Thu 13:53:14
America/Indiana/Tell_City	Thu 12:53:14
America/Indiana/Vevay	Thu 13:53:14
America/Indiana/Vincennes	Thu 13:53:14
America/Indiana/Winamac	Thu 13:53:14
America/Indianapolis	Thu 13:53:14
America/Juneau	Thu 09:53:14
America/Kentucky/Louisville	Thu 13:53:14
America/Kentucky/Monticello	Thu 13:53:14
America/Knox_IN	Thu 12:53:14
America/Los_Angeles	Thu 10:53:14
America/Louisville	Thu 13:53:14
America/Menominee	Thu 12:53:14
America/Metlakatla	Thu 09:53:14
America/New_York	Thu 13:53:14
America/Nome	Thu 09:53:14
America/North_Dakota/Beulah	Thu 12:53:14
America/North_Dakota/Center	Thu 12:53:14
America/North_Dakota/New_Salem	Thu 12:53:14
America/Phoenix	Thu 10:53:14
America/Shiprock	Thu 11:53:14
America/Sitka	Thu 09:53:14
America/Yakutat	Thu 09:53:14
Navajo	Thu 11:53:14
Pacific/Honolulu	Thu 07:53:14
US/Alaska	Thu 09:53:14
US/Aleutian	Thu 08:53:14
US/Arizona	Thu 10:53:14
US/Central	Thu 12:53:14
US/East-Indiana	Thu 13:53:14
US/Eastern	Thu 13:53:14
US/Hawaii	Thu 07:53:14
US/Indiana-Starke	Thu 12:53:14
US/Michigan	Thu 13:53:14
US/Mountain	Thu 11:53:14
US/Pacific	Thu 10:53:14

Travel Guides for United States

Hand-picked travel guides from around the web to help you plan a visit to United States.

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Frequently Asked Questions about United States

What time is it in United States right now?

The current local time in United States is 13:53:14 EDT on Thursday, 15 October 2026. The country uses the America/New_York time zone.

How many time zones does United States use?

United States spans 47 time zones: America/Adak, America/Anchorage, America/Atka, America/Boise, America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/Detroit, America/Fort_Wayne and 39 more.

What is the capital of United States?

The capital of United States is Washington, D.C., where the current local time is 13:53:14.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Washington, D.C. today?

Today in Washington, D.C., the capital of United States: sunrise is at 07:17 and sunset is at 18:29 local time.

Does United States observe Daylight Saving Time?

Yes — United States observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks typically advance one hour in spring and fall back in autumn.

When is the next public holiday in United States?

The next public holiday in United States is Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — in 27 days.

How many cities in United States are listed on time.now?

time.now currently lists 50 cities across United States (out of 2874 total in our database).

Which countries border United States?

United States shares a border with: Canada, Cuba, Mexico.

Time Zone Converters for the United States

Convert time between the time zones of United States and other locations worldwide.

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Sunrise and Sunset in United States

New York City

↑ 7:07 AM

↓ 6:15 PM
Los Angeles

↑ 6:58 AM

↓ 6:18 PM
Brooklyn

↑ 7:07 AM

↓ 6:15 PM
Chicago

↑ 7:03 AM

↓ 6:08 PM
Houston

↑ 7:23 AM

↓ 6:50 PM
Queens

↑ 7:06 AM

↓ 6:14 PM
Phoenix

↑ 6:33 AM

↓ 5:54 PM
Philadelphia

↑ 7:11 AM

↓ 6:20 PM
Manhattan

↑ 7:07 AM

↓ 6:15 PM
San Antonio

↑ 7:35 AM

↓ 7:03 PM
San Diego

↑ 6:53 AM

↓ 6:15 PM
The Bronx

↑ 7:07 AM

↓ 6:14 PM
Dallas

↑ 7:31 AM

↓ 6:53 PM
Jacksonville

↑ 7:29 AM

↓ 6:55 PM
Austin

↑ 7:33 AM

↓ 6:59 PM
Fort Worth

↑ 7:33 AM

↓ 6:55 PM
Columbus

↑ 7:42 AM

↓ 6:52 PM
Indianapolis

↑ 7:55 AM

↓ 7:04 PM
Charlotte

↑ 7:29 AM

↓ 6:47 PM
San Francisco

↑ 7:18 AM

↓ 6:31 PM

City	↑ Sunrise	↓ Sunset
	↑ 7:07 AM	↓ 6:15 PM
	↑ 6:58 AM	↓ 6:18 PM
	↑ 7:07 AM	↓ 6:15 PM
	↑ 7:03 AM	↓ 6:08 PM
	↑ 7:23 AM	↓ 6:50 PM
	↑ 7:06 AM	↓ 6:14 PM
	↑ 6:33 AM	↓ 5:54 PM
	↑ 7:11 AM	↓ 6:20 PM
	↑ 7:07 AM	↓ 6:15 PM
	↑ 7:35 AM	↓ 7:03 PM
	↑ 6:53 AM	↓ 6:15 PM
	↑ 7:07 AM	↓ 6:14 PM
	↑ 7:31 AM	↓ 6:53 PM
	↑ 7:29 AM	↓ 6:55 PM
	↑ 7:33 AM	↓ 6:59 PM
	↑ 7:33 AM	↓ 6:55 PM
	↑ 7:42 AM	↓ 6:52 PM
	↑ 7:55 AM	↓ 7:04 PM
	↑ 7:29 AM	↓ 6:47 PM
	↑ 7:18 AM	↓ 6:31 PM

Current Weather in United States

City	Condition	Temp.

Information about United States

Population	327,167,434
Area	9,629,091 km²
ISO Numeric Code	840
FIPS Code	US
Top Level Domain	.us
Currency	Dollar (USD)
Phone Prefix	+1
Country Code	+1
Postal Code Format	#####-####
Postal Code Regex	`^\d{5}(-\d{4})?$`
Languages	EN-US (en-US), ES-US (es-US), FR (fr), HAW (haw)
Neighbouring Countries	🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇺 Cuba, 🇲🇽 Mexico

Upcoming Public Holidays in United States

This year, United States observes 12 public holidays, with 15 scheduled for 2027. The next holiday is Veterans Day on 11 Nov. The most recently passed holiday was Columbus Day. Explore the full calendar of Public Holidays in United States to plan your schedule.

Veterans Day 11 Nov • Wednesday
Thanksgiving Day 26 Nov • Thursday
Christmas Day 25 Dec • Friday
New Year's Day 1 Jan • Friday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 18 Jan • Monday
Washington's Birthday 15 Feb • Monday
Memorial Day 31 May • Monday
Juneteenth National Independence Day (observed) 18 Jun • Friday
Juneteenth National Independence Day 19 Jun • Saturday
Independence Day 4 Jul • Sunday

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