United States
Time now in Dayton
Sunrise 07:04Sunset 08:22Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
7,191
Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
08:22
Day length
13h 19m
Coordinates
35.49, -85.01
Time difference from Dayton
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Dayton right now.
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About the time in Dayton
Around 7,191 people live in Dayton, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Dayton
- Does Dayton change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Dayton today?
- Sunrise is at 07:04 and sunset at 08:22, giving 13h 19m 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.
- 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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