United States
Time now in Dayton
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:56Sunset 08:22Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
141,527
Sunrise
06:56
Sunset
08:22
Day length
13h 26m
Coordinates
39.78, -84.20
Time difference from Dayton
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Dayton right now.
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About the time in Dayton
Dayton 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.
Dayton 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.
Dayton sits at latitude 39.78, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 26m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Dayton
- When do the sun rise and set in Dayton today?
- Sunrise is at 06:56 and sunset at 08:22, giving 13h 26m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Dayton in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Dayton runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Dayton?
- Dayton is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Dayton right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Dayton, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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