United States
Time now in Atlanta
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:29Sunset 07:56Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
374
Sunrise
06:29
Sunset
07:56
Day length
13h 27m
Coordinates
39.90, -92.48
Time difference from Atlanta
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Atlanta right now.
Atlanta on the map
About the time in Atlanta
Sunrise today lands at 06:29 and sunset at 07:56 local time, giving 13h 27m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (39.90, -92.48) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window 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 sits at latitude 39.90, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 27m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
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.
- Does Atlanta 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 Atlanta?
- Atlanta is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- 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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