United States
Time now in Cambridge
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 08:29Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Kentucky/Louisville
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
179
Sunrise
07:02
Sunset
08:29
Day length
13h 26m
Coordinates
38.22, -85.62
Time difference from Cambridge
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cambridge right now.
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About the time in Cambridge
Cambridge is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −4 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Cambridge runs on America/Kentucky/Louisville, 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/Kentucky/Louisville is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Kentucky/Louisville keeps pointing at Louisville time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cambridge
- What time is it in Cambridge right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cambridge, updating every second from America/Kentucky/Louisville (UTC −4).
- Which time zone is Cambridge in?
- Cambridge uses America/Kentucky/Louisville, currently UTC −4.
- When do the sun rise and set in Cambridge today?
- Sunrise is at 07:02 and sunset at 08:29, giving 13h 26m of daylight.
- Does Cambridge change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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