Current Time in United States
Major cities, local time zones, UTC offsets and planning links.
New York--:--America/New_YorkLos Angeles--:--America/Los_AngelesChicago--:--America/ChicagoHouston--:--America/ChicagoPhoenix--:--America/PhoenixDallas--:--America/ChicagoSan Francisco--:--America/Los_AngelesSeattle--:--America/Los_AngelesDenver--:--America/DenverWashington DC--:--America/New_YorkMiami--:--America/New_YorkHonolulu--:--Pacific/HonoluluAnchorage--:--America/Anchorage
Time zones in United States
- America/Anchorage — UTC-08:00, DST Status: Active
- America/Chicago — UTC-05:00, DST Status: Active
- America/Denver — UTC-06:00, DST Status: Active
- America/New_York — UTC-04:00, DST Status: Active
- Pacific/Honolulu — UTC-10:00, DST Status: Not active
- America/Los_Angeles — UTC-07:00, DST Status: Active
- America/Phoenix — UTC-07:00, DST Status: Not active
Plan around public holidays
Review national public holidays before calculating delivery dates or scheduling cross-border work.
View holidays →Planning time in United States
This directory currently connects United States with 13 major cities and 7 named IANA time zones. The default reference is America/New_York, but one national label is not enough for every location. Choose the city or IANA zone that matches the people involved, and keep the event date because daylight-saving transitions can affect regions differently. For travel, broadcasts, payroll cutoffs, and legal deadlines, compare the relevant zones rather than applying one fixed national offset.
Time difference and converter
Use New York as a practical starting point when no other location is specified, then switch to the exact city or zone before confirming a schedule. The live city cards and linked converter apply the rules for the chosen location.
Open the time-zone converter →Clock time and working time are separate. Check the published holiday calendar as well as the time zone before calculating business days, bank processing dates, or delivery deadlines.