Time in New Jersey, USA
Sunday, November 8, 2026
What time is it in New Jersey? It is on Sunday, November 8, 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
- 6:36 AM
- Sunset
- 4:48 PM
- Solar noon
- 11:42 AM
- Golden hour
- 6:19–7:16 AM and 4:09–5:06 PM
- Day length
- 10 h 11 min (2 min 11 s shorter than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 6:08–6:36 AM and 4:48–5:17 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: 1%
- Moonrise
- 6:03 AM
- Moonset
- 4:05 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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- North Haledon
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- Northfield Atlantic County
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- Norwood
- Nutley
- Oakland
- Ocean Acres
- Ocean City
- Oceanport
- Old Bridge
- Old Tappan
- Oradell
- Orange
- Palisades Park
- Palmyra
- Paramus
- Park Ridge
- Parsippany
- Passaic
- Paterson
- Paulsboro
- Pennsauken
- Pennsville
- Perth Amboy
- Phillipsburg
- Pine Hill
- Pine Lake Park
- Piscataway
- Pitman
- Plainfield
- Pleasantville
- Point Pleasant
- Pomona
- Pompton Lakes
- Princeton
- Princeton Meadows
- Prospect Park Passaic County
- Prospect Park Mercer County
- Rahway
- Ramblewood
- Ramsey
- Ramtown
- Randolph
- Raritan
- Red Bank
- Ridgefield
- Ridgefield Park
- Ridgewood
- Ringwood
- River Edge
- River Vale
- Robertsville
- Rochelle Park
- Rockaway
- Roseland
- Roselle
- Roselle Park
- Rumson
- Runnemede
- Rutherford
- Saddle Brook
- Sayreville
- Sayreville Junction
- Scotch Plains
- Secaucus
- Sewell
- Short Hills
- Sicklerville
- Smithville
- Somerdale
- Somers Point
- Somerset
- Somerville
- South Amboy
- South Old Bridge
- South Orange
- South Plainfield
- South River
- South Vineland
- Sparta
- Spotswood
- Springdale
- Springfield
- Stratford
- Strathmore
- Succasunna
- Summit
- Teaneck
- Tenafly
- Tinton Falls
- Toms River
- Totowa
- Trenton
- Twin Rivers
- Union
- Union Beach
- Union City
- Upper Montclair
- Upper Saddle River
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.