United States
Time now in Gainesville
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 08:02Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
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Sunrise
07:01
Sunset
08:02
Day length
13h 01m
Coordinates
29.68, -82.35
Time difference from Gainesville
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About the time in Gainesville
Sunrise today lands at 07:01 and sunset at 08:02 local time, giving 13h 01m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (29.68, -82.35) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Gainesville.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Gainesville day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 13:00–21:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Gainesville 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 Gainesville
- Which time zone is Gainesville in?
- Gainesville uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
- When do the sun rise and set in Gainesville today?
- Sunrise is at 07:01 and sunset at 08:02, giving 13h 01m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Gainesville in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Gainesville runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Gainesville right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Gainesville, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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