United States
Time now in Atlanta
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:50Sunset 08:09Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
193
Sunrise
06:50
Sunset
08:09
Day length
13h 20m
Coordinates
37.44, -96.76
Time difference from Atlanta
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Atlanta right now.
Atlanta on the map
About the time in Atlanta
Around 193 people live in Atlanta, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:50 and sunset at 08:09 local time, giving 13h 20m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (37.44, -96.76) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Atlanta.
Frequently asked questions about time in Atlanta
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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