United States
Time now in Cambridge
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 08:15Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
10,402
Sunrise
06:43
Sunset
08:15
Day length
13h 32m
Coordinates
40.03, -81.59
Time difference from Cambridge
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cambridge right now.
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About the time in Cambridge
Around 10,402 people live in Cambridge, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Cambridge runs on America/New_York, 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.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cambridge
- Does Cambridge change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What time is it in Cambridge right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cambridge, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Cambridge?
- Cambridge is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Cambridge in?
- Cambridge uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
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