United States
Time now in Akron
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:47Sunset 08:26Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Detroit
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
393
Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
08:26
Day length
13h 38m
Coordinates
43.57, -83.51
Time difference from Akron
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Akron right now.
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About the time in Akron
Akron runs on America/Detroit, which puts the city UTC −4 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Akron day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 13:00–21:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Akron sits at latitude 43.57, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 38m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Akron
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Detroit, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Akron right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Akron, updating every second from America/Detroit (UTC −4).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Akron?
- Akron is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Akron in?
- Akron uses America/Detroit, currently UTC −4.
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