United States
Time now in Cambridge
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 07:48Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
12,326
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
07:48
Day length
13h 23m
Coordinates
38.56, -76.08
Time difference from Cambridge
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cambridge right now.
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About the time in Cambridge
Around 12,326 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:25 and sunset at 07:48 local time, giving 13h 23m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (38.56, -76.08) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Cambridge.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Cambridge 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.
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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