United States
Time now in Bristol
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 08:35Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,667
Sunrise
06:57
Sunset
08:35
Day length
13h 37m
Coordinates
41.72, -85.82
Time difference from Bristol
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Bristol right now.
Bristol on the map
About the time in Bristol
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Bristol 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.
Bristol runs on America/Indiana/Indianapolis, 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.
The zone identifier America/Indiana/Indianapolis is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Indiana/Indianapolis keeps pointing at Indianapolis time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Bristol
- Does Bristol change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What are normal business hours in Bristol in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Bristol runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Bristol?
- Bristol is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Bristol right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Bristol, updating every second from America/Indiana/Indianapolis (UTC −4).
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