United States
Time now in Alberta
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 07:54Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
285
Sunrise
06:34
Sunset
07:54
Day length
13h 20m
Coordinates
36.87, -77.89
Time difference from Alberta
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Alberta right now.
Alberta on the map
About the time in Alberta
Alberta is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −4 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Alberta 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.
Alberta 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 Alberta
- What are normal business hours in Alberta in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Alberta runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Alberta?
- Alberta is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Alberta change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What time is it in Alberta right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Alberta, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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