United States
Time now in Durham County
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 07:57Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
267,587
Sunrise
06:39
Sunset
07:57
Day length
13h 18m
Coordinates
36.04, -78.88
Time difference from Durham County
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Durham County right now.
Durham County on the map
About the time in Durham County
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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:39 and sunset at 07:57 local time, giving 13h 18m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (36.04, -78.88) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Durham County.
Durham County 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 County
- What are normal business hours in Durham County in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Durham County runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Durham County right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Durham County, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Durham County?
- Durham County is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Durham County in?
- Durham County uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
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