United States
Time now in Amherst
Sunrise 06:03Sunset 07:43Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
39,833
Sunrise
06:03
Sunset
07:43
Day length
13h 40m
Coordinates
42.37, -72.52
Time difference from Amherst
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About the time in Amherst
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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Amherst 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 06:03 and sunset at 07:43 local time, giving 13h 40m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (42.37, -72.52) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Amherst.
Frequently asked questions about time in Amherst
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Amherst change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- 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.
- 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).
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