United States
Time now in Knox County
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:58Sunset 08:18Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
30,193
Sunrise
06:58
Sunset
08:18
Day length
13h 21m
Coordinates
36.89, -83.85
Time difference from Knox County
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Knox County right now.
Knox County on the map
About the time in Knox County
Knox County 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.
Knox 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.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Knox County
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Knox County?
- Knox County is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Knox County change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Knox County in?
- Knox County uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
- What time is it in Knox County right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Knox County, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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