United States
Time now in Canton
Sunrise 06:24Sunset 07:54Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
12,731
Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
07:54
Day length
13h 30m
Coordinates
39.28, -76.57
Time difference from Canton
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Canton right now.
Canton on the map
About the time in Canton
Sunrise today lands at 06:24 and sunset at 07:54 local time, giving 13h 30m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (39.28, -76.57) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Canton.
Canton 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.
Canton sits at latitude 39.28, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 30m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Canton
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Canton change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Canton?
- Canton is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Canton right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Canton, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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