United States
Time now in Lakeland
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 07:58Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
97,422
Sunrise
07:02
Sunset
07:58
Day length
12h 56m
Coordinates
28.06, -81.95
Time difference from Lakeland
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About the time in Lakeland
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 07:02 and sunset at 07:58 local time, giving 12h 56m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (28.06, -81.95) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Lakeland.
Lakeland sits at latitude 28.06, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 56m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Lakeland
- What are normal business hours in Lakeland in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Lakeland runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Lakeland right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Lakeland, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Lakeland in?
- Lakeland uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
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