Current Time in Bahamas
The Bahamas uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in the Bahamas
It's 2:03 PM EST (UTC-05:00) in the Bahamas on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
The Bahamas observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- IANA: America/Nassau
- UTC offset now
- UTC-05:00 (EST)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to EDT, UTC-4).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Nassau
Lucaya
Freeport
Killarney
How the Bahamas writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 November 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 pm
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the en-BS locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in the Bahamas
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas DayFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's DayBoxing DaySat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Majority Rule DayMon, 11 January 2027 · in 67 days
- Good FridayFri, 26 March 2027 · in 141 days
Time difference from the Bahamas
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in the Bahamas time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | Same time | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 9 h ahead | None |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 13 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 14 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 16 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
The Bahamas at a glance
- Capital
- Nassau
- Population
- 398,165
- Currency
- Bahamian dollar (BSD), United States dollar (USD)
Questions about time in the Bahamas
- What time is it in the Bahamas right now?
- When this page was generated it was 2:03 PM EST (UTC-05:00) in the Bahamas.
- How many time zones does the Bahamas have?
- The Bahamas uses one time zone, Eastern Time (IANA ID America/Nassau).
- Does the Bahamas observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. The Bahamas observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in the Bahamas?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Day on Fri, 25 December 2026.