United States
Time now in Cortland
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:20Sunset 07:55Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
19,204
Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
07:55
Day length
13h 35m
Coordinates
42.60, -76.18
Time difference from Cortland
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cortland right now.
Cortland on the map
About the time in Cortland
Cortland 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.
Cortland 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.
Around 19,204 people live in Cortland, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cortland
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Cortland?
- Cortland is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Cortland right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cortland, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- Which time zone is Cortland in?
- Cortland uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
- Does Cortland change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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