United States
Time now in Dayton
Sunrise 06:20Sunset 08:10Time zone UTC −7
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
UTC offset
UTC −7
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
2,534
Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
08:10
Day length
13h 49m
Coordinates
45.22, -123.08
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/Los_Angeles, which puts the city UTC −7 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 −7 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 45.22, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 49m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Dayton
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Dayton?
- Dayton is UTC −7 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Dayton in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Dayton runs from 16:00–00:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Dayton in?
- Dayton uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC −7.
- What time is it in Dayton right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Dayton, updating every second from America/Los_Angeles (UTC −7).
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