United States
Time now in Cambridge
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:03Sunset 07:45Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
238
Sunrise
06:03
Sunset
07:45
Day length
13h 42m
Coordinates
44.64, -72.88
Time difference from Cambridge
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cambridge right now.
Cambridge on the map
About the time in Cambridge
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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:03 and sunset at 07:45 local time, giving 13h 42m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (44.64, -72.88) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Cambridge.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cambridge
- 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.
- What are normal business hours in Cambridge in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Cambridge runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- 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).
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