United States
Time now in Durham
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 07:59Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
228,330
Sunrise
06:38
Sunset
07:59
Day length
13h 20m
Coordinates
35.98, -78.91
Time difference from Durham
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Durham right now.
Durham on the map
About the time in Durham
Durham sits at latitude 35.98, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 20m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Durham 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.
Durham 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 Durham
- Which time zone is Durham in?
- Durham uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
- What time is it in Durham right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Durham, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Durham?
- Durham is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Durham change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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