United States
Time now in Amherst
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:46Sunset 08:17Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
12,021
Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
08:17
Day length
13h 31m
Coordinates
41.40, -82.23
Time difference from Amherst
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Amherst right now.
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About the time in Amherst
The zone identifier America/New_York is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/New_York keeps pointing at New York time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Amherst sits at latitude 41.40, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 31m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Amherst 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 Amherst
- When do the sun rise and set in Amherst today?
- Sunrise is at 06:46 and sunset at 08:17, giving 13h 31m of daylight.
- What time is it in Amherst right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Amherst, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Amherst?
- Amherst is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Amherst in?
- Amherst uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
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