United States
Time now in Covington
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 08:14Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
14,192
Sunrise
07:02
Sunset
08:14
Day length
13h 12m
Coordinates
33.61, -83.85
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About the time in Covington
Covington 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.
Covington 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.
Covington sits at latitude 33.61, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 12m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Covington
- What time is it in Covington right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Covington, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- Which time zone is Covington in?
- Covington uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
- When do the sun rise and set in Covington today?
- Sunrise is at 07:02 and sunset at 08:14, giving 13h 12m of daylight.
- Does Covington change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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