United States
Time now in Albany County
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:11Sunset 07:46Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
304,204
Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
07:46
Day length
13h 35m
Coordinates
42.60, -73.97
Time difference from Albany County
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Albany County right now.
Albany County on the map
About the time in Albany County
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Albany County 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:11 and sunset at 07:46 local time, giving 13h 35m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (42.60, -73.97) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Albany County.
Albany County runs on America/New_York, 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Albany County
- What time is it in Albany County right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Albany County, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- When do the sun rise and set in Albany County today?
- Sunrise is at 06:11 and sunset at 07:46, giving 13h 35m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Albany County?
- Albany County is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Albany County in?
- Albany County uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
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