Current Time in United States
The 50 states span 6 time zones; federal law defines 9 including the territories.
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 United States
The 50 states of the United States span 6 time zones, from Hawaii–Aleutian Time (UTC−10) to Eastern Time (UTC−5); counting the territories, federal law defines 9. In Washington, D.C. (the capital) it is 10:29 AM EST (UTC-05:00) on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Parts of the United States observe daylight saving time; Honolulu and Phoenix do not. The next change is on 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (New York City), to daylight saving time.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Time zones in the United States
The 8 rows below are IANA zones: some share a standard offset but differ on daylight saving time.
| Time zone | Example city | Local time | Offset now | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawaii-Aleutian Time America/Adak | Adak | 5:29 AM Thu, Nov 5 | HST · UTC-10 | Clocks go forward 1 hour on 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to HDT, UTC-9). |
Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time Pacific/Honolulu | Honolulu | 5:29 AM Thu, Nov 5 | HST · UTC-10 | No clock changes: UTC-10 all year. |
Alaska Time America/Anchorage | Anchorage | 6:29 AM Thu, Nov 5 | AKST · UTC-9 | Clocks go forward 1 hour on 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to AKDT, UTC-8). |
Pacific Time America/Los_Angeles | Los Angeles | 7:29 AM Thu, Nov 5 | PST · UTC-8 | Clocks go forward 1 hour on 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to PDT, UTC-7). |
Mountain Time America/Denver | Denver | 8:29 AM Thu, Nov 5 | MST · UTC-7 | Clocks go forward 1 hour on 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to MDT, UTC-6). |
Mountain Standard Time America/Phoenix | Phoenix | 8:29 AM Thu, Nov 5 | MST · UTC-7 | No clock changes: UTC-7 all year. |
Central Time America/Chicago | Chicago | 9:29 AM Thu, Nov 5 | CST · UTC-6 | Clocks go forward 1 hour on 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to CDT, UTC-5). |
Eastern Time America/New_York | New York City | 10:29 AM Thu, Nov 5 | EST · UTC-5 | Clocks go forward 1 hour on 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to EDT, UTC-4). |
Highlighted row: Washington, D.C. (the capital), used as the reference for the time differences below.
Major Cities
New York City
Los Angeles
Chicago
Houston
Phoenix
Philadelphia
San Antonio
San Diego
How the United States writes dates and times
- Date format
- MM/DD/YYYY
- month-day-year, e.g. 11/25/2026 · November 25, 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-US locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time facts about the United States
- Federal law names nine standard time zones: Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, Hawaii-Aleutian, Samoa and Chamorro. Source: IANA tz database
- Since 2007 (Energy Policy Act of 2005) DST runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, changing at 02:00 local time. Source: IANA tz database
- States may opt out of DST and stay on standard time, as Hawaii and most of Arizona do, but cannot adopt year-round DST without Congress. Source: fox4news.com
- The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act for permanent DST 308–117 on 14 July 2026; it had not become law, and clocks fell back on 1 November 2026. Source: ibtimes.co.uk
Upcoming public holidays in the United States
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Veterans DayWed, 11 November 2026 · in 6 days
- Thanksgiving DayThu, 26 November 2026 · in 21 days
- Christmas DayFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- New Year's DayFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Martin Luther King, Jr. DayMon, 18 January 2027 · in 74 days
Time difference from Washington, D.C. (the capital)
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Washington, D.C. time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 3:29 PM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 7:29 AM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| Dubai | Thu 7:29 PM | 9 h ahead | None |
| Singapore | Thu 11:29 PM | 13 h ahead | None |
| Tokyo | Fri 12:29 AM | 14 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 2:29 AM | 16 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 12:29 PM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
The United States at a glance
- Capital
- Washington, D.C.
- Population
- 340,110,988
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
Questions about time in the United States
- What time is it in the United States right now?
- The 50 states of the United States span 6 time zones, from Hawaii–Aleutian Time (UTC−10) to Eastern Time (UTC−5); counting the territories, federal law defines 9. When this page was generated: Adak 5:29 AM HST; Honolulu 5:29 AM HST; Anchorage 6:29 AM AKST; Los Angeles 7:29 AM PST; Denver 8:29 AM MST; Phoenix 8:29 AM MST; Chicago 9:29 AM CST; New York City 10:29 AM EST.
- How many time zones does the United States have?
- The 50 states span 6 time zones: Hawaii–Aleutian (UTC−10), Alaska (UTC−9), Pacific (UTC−8), Mountain (UTC−7), Central (UTC−6) and Eastern (UTC−5). Federal law (15 U.S.C. § 263) defines 9 standard time zones: those 6 plus Atlantic (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, UTC−4), Samoa (American Samoa, UTC−11) and Chamorro (Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, UTC+10). The table on this page covers the 50 states.
- Does the United States observe daylight saving time?
- Partly. Parts of the United States observe daylight saving time; Honolulu and Phoenix do not. The next change is on 14 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (New York City), to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in the United States?
- The next national public holiday is Veterans Day on Wed, 11 November 2026.