United States
Time now in Helena
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 08:09Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
2,883
Sunrise
07:00
Sunset
08:09
Day length
13h 10m
Coordinates
32.07, -82.91
Time difference from Helena
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About the time in Helena
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.
Helena 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.
Helena sits at latitude 32.07, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 10m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Helena
- When do the sun rise and set in Helena today?
- Sunrise is at 07:00 and sunset at 08:09, giving 13h 10m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Helena in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Helena runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- Does Helena change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What time is it in Helena right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Helena, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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