United States
Time now in Atlanta
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 07:52Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
—
Sunrise
06:45
Sunset
07:52
Day length
13h 07m
Coordinates
33.11, -94.17
Time difference from Atlanta
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Atlanta right now.
Atlanta on the map
About the time in Atlanta
Atlanta runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 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.
Atlanta follows the civil time used across its region of United States; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Atlanta day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Atlanta
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Atlanta?
- Atlanta is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Atlanta in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Atlanta runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Atlanta right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Atlanta, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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