United States
Time now in Dawson
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 08:01Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
103
Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
08:01
Day length
13h 26m
Coordinates
39.48, -78.94
Time difference from Dawson
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About the time in Dawson
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Dawson 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:35 and sunset at 08:01 local time, giving 13h 26m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (39.48, -78.94) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Dawson.
The zone identifier America/New_York is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/New_York keeps pointing at New York time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Dawson
- What time is it in Dawson right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Dawson, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- What are normal business hours in Dawson in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Dawson runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- 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.
- Which time zone is Dawson in?
- Dawson uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
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