Time in Connecticut, USA
Friday, November 13, 2026
What time is it in Connecticut? It is on Friday, November 13, 2026.
Next public holiday in the United States: Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26 (in 13 days) · All holidays
Connecticut time zone
- Time zone
- Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- IANA time zone
- America/New_York
- Week number
- 46
Daylight saving time in Connecticut
Standard time is in effect in Connecticut (UTC-5).
On Sunday, March 14, 2027, at 2:00 AM, clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (UTC-4).
Sunrise and sunset in Hartford today
- Sunrise
- 6:37 AM
- Sunset
- 4:31 PM
- Solar noon
- 11:35 AM
- Golden hour
- 6:19–7:19 AM and 3:50–4:50 PM
- Day length
- 9 h 54 min (2 min 9 s shorter than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 6:08–6:37 AM and 4:31–5:01 PM
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, January 26, 20283% of the Sun covered, maximum at 10:07 AM
Moon in Hartford today
Waxing crescent
Illumination: 18%
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 7:36 PM
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 9:53 AM
- Next new moon
- Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 7:51 PM
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, January 11, 2028Maximum at 11:13 PM
About Connecticut
The time zone in Connecticut is Eastern Time (UTC-5). The administrative centre is Hartford. This page lists the time in 111 places in Connecticut.
- Administrative centre
- Hartford
- Time zones
- 1
- Places on this site
- 111
Largest cities in Connecticut
All places in Connecticut A–Z
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- Ansonia
- Avon
- Bethel
- Bloomfield
- Branford
- Branford Center
- Bridgeport
- Bristol
- Cheshire
- Cheshire Village
- City of Milford (balance)
- Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
- Cos Cob
- Cromwell
- Danbury
- Darien
- Derby
- East Haddam
- East Hartford
- East Haven
- East Norwalk
- Easton
- Ellington
- Enfield
- Fairfield
- Farmington
- Glastonbury
- Glastonbury Center
- Greenwich
- Groton
- Guilford
- Hamden
- Hartford
- Hebron
- Kensington
- Killingly Center
- Killingworth
- Ledyard
- Madison
- Manchester
- Mansfield City
- Meriden
- Middlebury
- Middletown
- Milford
- Montville Center
- Naugatuck
- New Britain
- New Canaan
- New Fairfield
- New Haven
- New London
- New Milford
- Newington
- North Branford
- North Haven
- North Stamford
- Norwalk
- Norwich
- Oakville
- Old Greenwich
- Old Saybrook
- Orange
- Oxford
- Pawcatuck
- Plainfield
- Plainville
- Plymouth
- Portland
- Prospect
- Putnam
- Ridgefield
- Riverside
- Rockville
- Seymour
- Shelton
- Sherwood Manor
- Simsbury Center
- South Windsor
- Southbury
- Southington
- Southwood Acres
- Stafford
- Stamford
- Storrs
- Stratford
- Terryville
- Thompson
- Thompsonville
- Tolland
- Torrington
- Trumbull
- Wallingford
- Wallingford Center
- Waterbury
- Waterford
- West Hartford
- West Haven
- West Torrington
- Westport
Time in major world cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Connecticut in?
Connecticut uses EST (America/New_York), UTC-5.
Does Connecticut observe daylight saving time?
Yes. On Sunday, March 14, 2027, at 2:00 AM, clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (UTC-4).
What is UTC?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Connecticut is currently on UTC-5.