Current Time in United States 🇺🇸
Check the current local time anywhere in United States. Below you'll find live clocks for United States's major cities, its time zone and UTC offset, and its largest cities by population.
Capital City: Washington, D.C.
- New York City (Pop. 8,804,190)
- Los Angeles (Pop. 3,898,747)
- Brooklyn (Pop. 2,736,074)
- Chicago (Pop. 2,696,555)
- Houston (Pop. 2,304,580)
ISO Alpha-2: US
ISO Alpha-3: USA
UTC Offset: UTC−10:00
Time Zones: AKDT, AKST, CDT, CST, EDT, EST, HDT, HST, MDT, MST, PDT, PST
Current Time in Major Cities in United States
- Akron Mon 08:42:19
- Albuquerque Mon 06:42:19
- Anchorage Mon 04:42:19
- Atlanta Mon 08:42:19
- Aurora Mon 06:42:19
- Austin Mon 07:42:19
- Baltimore Mon 08:42:19
- Baton Rouge Mon 07:42:19
- Bear Mon 08:42:19
- Billings Mon 06:42:19
- Boise Mon 06:42:19
- Boston Mon 08:42:19
- Bridgeport Mon 08:42:19
- Brooklyn Mon 08:42:19
- Chandler Mon 05:42:19
- Charleston Mon 08:42:19
- Charlotte Mon 08:42:19
- Chesapeake Mon 08:42:19
- Cheyenne Mon 06:42:19
- Chicago Mon 07:42:19
- Cincinnati Mon 08:42:19
- Cleveland Mon 08:42:19
- Colorado Springs Mon 06:42:19
- Columbus Mon 08:42:19
- Dallas Mon 07:42:19
- Denver Mon 06:42:19
- Des Moines Mon 07:42:19
- Detroit Mon 08:42:19
- Durham Mon 08:42:19
- Fargo Mon 07:42:19
- Fort Wayne Mon 08:42:19
- Fort Worth Mon 07:42:19
- Fresno Mon 05:42:19
- Gilbert Mon 05:42:19
- Grand Rapids Mon 08:42:19
- Greensboro Mon 08:42:19
- Henderson Mon 05:42:19
- Honolulu Mon 02:42:19
- Houston Mon 07:42:19
- Huntington Mon 08:42:19
- Huntsville Mon 07:42:19
- Indianapolis Mon 08:42:19
- Ironville Mon 08:42:19
- Jackson Mon 07:42:19
- Jacksonville Mon 08:42:19
- Jersey City Mon 08:42:19
- Kansas City Mon 07:42:19
- Las Vegas Mon 05:42:19
- Lexington Mon 08:42:19
- Lexington-Fayette Mon 08:42:19
- Lincoln Mon 07:42:19
- Little Rock Mon 07:42:19
- Los Angeles Mon 05:42:19
- Louisville Mon 08:42:19
- Madison Mon 07:42:19
- Manhattan Mon 08:42:19
- Meads Mon 08:42:19
- Memphis Mon 07:42:19
- Mesa Mon 05:42:19
- Miami Mon 08:42:19
- Milwaukee Mon 07:42:19
- Minneapolis Mon 07:42:19
- Mobile Mon 07:42:19
- Montgomery Mon 07:42:19
- Nashua Mon 08:42:19
- Nashville Mon 07:42:19
- New Orleans Mon 07:42:19
- New South Memphis Mon 07:42:19
- New York City Mon 08:42:19
- Newark Mon 08:42:19
- Norfolk Mon 08:42:19
- North Las Vegas Mon 05:42:19
- Oklahoma City Mon 07:42:19
- Omaha Mon 07:42:19
- Orlando Mon 08:42:19
- Paradise Mon 05:42:19
- Philadelphia Mon 08:42:19
- Phoenix Mon 05:42:19
- Pittsburgh Mon 08:42:19
- Portland Mon 05:42:19
- Providence Mon 08:42:19
- Queens Mon 08:42:19
- Raleigh Mon 08:42:19
- Reno Mon 05:42:19
- Richmond Mon 08:42:19
- Sacramento Mon 05:42:19
- Salt Lake City Mon 06:42:19
- San Antonio Mon 07:42:19
- San Diego Mon 05:42:19
- San Francisco Mon 05:42:19
- Seattle Mon 05:42:19
- Shreveport Mon 07:42:19
- Sioux Falls Mon 07:42:19
- South Boston Mon 08:42:19
- South Burlington Mon 08:42:19
- Spokane Mon 05:42:19
- St. Louis Mon 07:42:19
- St. Petersburg Mon 08:42:19
- Tacoma Mon 05:42:19
- Tampa Mon 08:42:19
- The Bronx Mon 08:42:19
- Toledo Mon 08:42:19
- Tri-Cities Mon 05:42:19
- Tucson Mon 05:42:19
- Tulsa Mon 07:42:19
- Virginia Beach Mon 08:42:19
- Washington Mon 08:42:19
- Washington, D.C. Mon 08:42:19
- West Raleigh Mon 08:42:19
- West Scarborough Mon 08:42:19
- Wichita Mon 07:42:19
- Worcester Mon 08:42:19
| City | Current Time |
|---|---|
| Akron | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Albuquerque | Mon 06:42:19 |
| Anchorage | Mon 04:42:19 |
| Atlanta | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Aurora | Mon 06:42:19 |
| Austin | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Baltimore | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Baton Rouge | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Bear | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Billings | Mon 06:42:19 |
| Boise | Mon 06:42:19 |
| Boston | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Bridgeport | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Brooklyn | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Chandler | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Charleston | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Charlotte | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Chesapeake | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Cheyenne | Mon 06:42:19 |
| Chicago | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Cincinnati | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Cleveland | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Colorado Springs | Mon 06:42:19 |
| Columbus | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Dallas | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Denver | Mon 06:42:19 |
| Des Moines | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Detroit | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Durham | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Fargo | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Fort Wayne | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Fort Worth | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Fresno | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Gilbert | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Grand Rapids | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Greensboro | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Henderson | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Honolulu | Mon 02:42:19 |
| Houston | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Huntington | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Huntsville | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Indianapolis | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Ironville | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Jackson | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Jacksonville | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Jersey City | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Kansas City | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Las Vegas | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Lexington | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Lexington-Fayette | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Lincoln | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Little Rock | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Los Angeles | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Louisville | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Madison | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Manhattan | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Meads | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Memphis | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Mesa | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Miami | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Milwaukee | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Minneapolis | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Mobile | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Montgomery | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Nashua | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Nashville | Mon 07:42:19 |
| New Orleans | Mon 07:42:19 |
| New South Memphis | Mon 07:42:19 |
| New York City | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Newark | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Norfolk | Mon 08:42:19 |
| North Las Vegas | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Oklahoma City | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Omaha | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Orlando | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Paradise | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Philadelphia | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Phoenix | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Pittsburgh | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Portland | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Providence | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Queens | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Raleigh | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Reno | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Richmond | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Sacramento | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Salt Lake City | Mon 06:42:19 |
| San Antonio | Mon 07:42:19 |
| San Diego | Mon 05:42:19 |
| San Francisco | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Seattle | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Shreveport | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Sioux Falls | Mon 07:42:19 |
| South Boston | Mon 08:42:19 |
| South Burlington | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Spokane | Mon 05:42:19 |
| St. Louis | Mon 07:42:19 |
| St. Petersburg | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Tacoma | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Tampa | Mon 08:42:19 |
| The Bronx | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Toledo | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Tri-Cities | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Tucson | Mon 05:42:19 |
| Tulsa | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Virginia Beach | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Washington | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Washington, D.C. | Mon 08:42:19 |
| West Raleigh | Mon 08:42:19 |
| West Scarborough | Mon 08:42:19 |
| Wichita | Mon 07:42:19 |
| Worcester | Mon 08:42:19 |
IANA time zones in United States
United States maps to the following IANA time-zone database entries. Open any zone for its current time, UTC offset, daylight-saving rules and the cities and countries that use it.
- America/Adak HST · UTC−10:00
- America/Anchorage AKST · UTC−09:00
- America/Atka HST · UTC−10:00
- America/Boise MST · UTC−07:00
- America/Chicago CST · UTC−06:00
- America/Denver MST · UTC−07:00
- America/Detroit EST · UTC−05:00
- America/Fort_Wayne EST · UTC−05:00
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis EST · UTC−05:00
- America/Indiana/Knox CST · UTC−06:00
- America/Indiana/Marengo EST · UTC−05:00
- America/Indiana/Petersburg EST · UTC−05:00
- America/Indiana/Tell_City CST · UTC−06:00
- America/Indiana/Vevay EST · UTC−05:00
- America/Indiana/Vincennes EST · UTC−05:00
- America/Indiana/Winamac EST · UTC−05:00
- America/Indianapolis EST · UTC−05:00
- America/Juneau AKST · UTC−09:00
- America/Kentucky/Louisville EST · UTC−05:00
- America/Kentucky/Monticello EST · UTC−05:00
- America/Knox_IN CST · UTC−06:00
- America/Los_Angeles PST · UTC−08:00
- America/Louisville EST · UTC−05:00
- America/Menominee CST · UTC−06:00
- America/Metlakatla AKST · UTC−09:00
- America/New_York EST · UTC−05:00
- America/Nome AKST · UTC−09:00
- America/North_Dakota/Beulah CST · UTC−06:00
- America/North_Dakota/Center CST · UTC−06:00
- America/North_Dakota/New_Salem CST · UTC−06:00
- America/Phoenix MST · UTC−07:00
- America/Shiprock MST · UTC−07:00
- America/Sitka AKST · UTC−09:00
- America/Yakutat AKST · UTC−09:00
- Navajo MST · UTC−07:00
- Pacific/Honolulu HST · UTC−10:00
- US/Alaska AKST · UTC−09:00
- US/Aleutian HST · UTC−10:00
- US/Arizona MST · UTC−07:00
- US/Central CST · UTC−06:00
- US/East-Indiana EST · UTC−05:00
- US/Eastern EST · UTC−05:00
- US/Hawaii HST · UTC−10:00
- US/Indiana-Starke CST · UTC−06:00
- US/Michigan EST · UTC−05:00
- US/Mountain MST · UTC−07:00
- US/Pacific PST · UTC−08:00
Does United States have multiple time zones?
Yes. United States uses more than one IANA time zone, so the current local time can differ by city or region. For scheduling, compare the exact city on the world cities list or use the time zone converter.
Why this matters
A country name is a broad signal. City and IANA pages give Google and users the exact time entity: place, time-zone rule set, UTC offset, and daylight-saving context.
Time in United States at a glance
| Current main time | 03:42 on Monday |
|---|---|
| Time zones | 7 (from UTC-10:00 to UTC-04:00) |
| Daylight saving | Yes - Clocks change twice a year |
| Zone names | HDT, AKDT, MDT, CDT |
| Capital | Washington, D.C. |
| Cities tracked | 112 |
How many time zones does United States have?
United States is split across 7 time zones, from UTC-10:00 in the east to UTC-04:00 in the west. That means the local time can be up to 6 hours apart between two cities in the same country.
Does United States change its clocks for daylight saving?
Yes. At least part of United States uses daylight saving time. The clocks jump forward one hour in spring and fall back one hour in autumn, so the UTC offset changes for part of the year. Want the full picture? Read our guide to daylight saving time.
How to convert time in United States
For a quick UTC comparison using the main displayed clock: 12:00 UTC = 03:00 local time, and 09:00 local time = 18:00 UTC. If United States has more than one time zone, use the city and IANA zone links on this page for the exact local rule, or drop any two places into the time zone converter to get the answer instantly.
Best time to call or schedule with United States
For scheduling, start with the live clock above, then check the city page for New York City or another major city in United States. City pages include sunrise/sunset, local DST status, and time-difference tables against major world hubs. To compare several places at a glance, line them up side by side on the world clock.
Major cities in United States
The capital of United States is Washington, D.C.. The biggest cities in United States include New York City, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Chicago and Houston. Open any city to see its live clock, sunrise and sunset times, and how far ahead or behind it is from other places.
💡 Tip: Need the time in a specific city? Use the list above - Every city in United States has its own live clock and time-difference table.
Time in United States - Frequently asked questions
How many time zones does United States have?
United States spans 7 time zones, from UTC-10:00 to UTC-04:00.
Does United States use daylight saving time?
Yes - Part of the country moves the clocks forward an hour in spring and back in autumn.
What time is it in United States right now?
It is about 03:42 on Monday in the main time zone of United States. The clock above updates every second.
What is the capital of United States?
The capital of United States is Washington, D.C.. Open its page to see the current local time there.
How Alarm.now builds the United States time page
Country, city, and IANA time-zone signals
This page connects United States to its live city clocks, listed IANA time zone, UTC offset, and daylight-saving context. The capital city signal is Washington, D.C., and each linked city page gives the more precise local clock and scheduling notes.
Country entity signals on this page
Alarm.now uses stable country identifiers plus live clock data so this page is not just a list of similar time links. The signals below describe the country entity, its crawlable city cluster, and its time-zone coverage.
| Country | United States 🇺🇸 |
|---|---|
| ISO identifiers | US / USA |
| Capital city clock | Washington, D.C. |
| City pages in cluster | 112 crawlable city clocks |
| IANA time zones | 47 listed zones |
| Representative UTC offset | UTC−10:00 |
Best next pages for crawl flow
From this country overview, Google and users can move naturally to Washington, D.C. time, the IANA time-zone index, and the time zone converter for future-date checks.
When to use a city page instead
Use this country page for the overview. Use a specific city or IANA time zone page when you need the exact rule set for calendars, travel, code, or future meetings.