Time in New Jersey, USA
Saturday, November 7, 2026
What time is it in New Jersey? It is on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
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New Jersey time zone
- Time zone
- Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- IANA time zone
- America/New_York
- Week number
- 45
Daylight saving time in New Jersey
Standard time is in effect in New Jersey (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 Trenton today
- Sunrise
- 6:35 AM
- Sunset
- 4:49 PM
- Solar noon
- 11:42 AM
- Golden hour
- 6:17–7:14 AM and 4:10–5:07 PM
- Day length
- 10 h 13 min (2 min 13 s shorter than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 6:07–6:35 AM and 4:49–5:18 PM
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, January 26, 20283% of the Sun covered, maximum at 9:58 AM
Moon in Trenton today
Waning crescent
Illumination: 2%
- Moonrise
- 4:57 AM
- Moonset
- 3:37 PM
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 9:53 AM
- Next new moon
- Monday, November 9, 2026, 2:02 AM
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, January 11, 2028Maximum at 11:13 PM
About New Jersey
New Jersey uses Eastern Time (UTC-5). The administrative centre is Trenton. Here you can find the exact time in 335 places in New Jersey.
- Administrative centre
- Trenton
- Time zones
- 1
- Places on this site
- 335
Largest cities in New Jersey
All places in New Jersey A–Z
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- Absecon
- Allendale
- Asbury Park
- Ashland
- Atco
- Atlantic City
- Audubon
- Avenel
- Barrington
- Basking Ridge
- Bayonne
- Bayville
- Beachwood
- Bedminster
- Belleville
- Bellmawr
- Belmar
- Bergenfield
- Berkeley Heights
- Berlin
- Bernardsville
- Bloomfield
- Bloomingdale Passaic County
- Bloomingdale Somerset County
- Bogota
- Boonton
- Bound Brook
- Bradley Gardens
- Brick
- Bridgeton
- Bridgewater
- Brigantine
- Brookdale
- Browns Mills
- Budd Lake
- Burlington
- Butler
- Caldwell
- Camden
- Cape May Court House
- Carlstadt
- Carneys Point
- Carteret
- Cedar Grove
- Chatham
- Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill Mall
- Cinnaminson
- Clark
- Clayton
- Cliffside Park
- Clifton
- Closter
- Collingswood
- Colonia
- Colts Neck
- Columbus
- Cranford
- Cresskill
- Crestwood Village
- Dayton
- Demarest
- Denville
- Dover
- Dumont
- Dunellen
- East Brunswick
- East Franklin
- East Hanover
- East Orange
- East Rutherford
- Eatontown
- Echelon
- Edgewater
- Edgewater Park
- Edison
- Elizabeth
- Elmwood Park
- Emerson
- Englewood
- Englewood Cliffs
- Ewing
- Fair Haven
- Fair Lawn
- Fairfield
- Fairview
- Fanwood
- Finderne
- Florham Park
- Fords
- Forked River
- Fort Dix
- Fort Lee
- Franklin Lakes
- Franklin Park
- Freehold
- Garfield
- Glassboro
- Glen Ridge
- Glen Rock
Time in major world cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is New Jersey in?
New Jersey uses EST (America/New_York), UTC-5.
Does New Jersey 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). New Jersey is currently on UTC-5.