Jamaica
Time now in Lancaster
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:53Sunset 06:32Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Jamaica
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,492
Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
06:32
Day length
12h 39m
Coordinates
17.94, -77.46
Time difference from Lancaster
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Lancaster right now.
Lancaster on the map
About the time in Lancaster
Clocks in Lancaster stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −5 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Jamaica.
Lancaster runs on America/Jamaica, which puts the city UTC −5 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.
Sunrise today lands at 05:53 and sunset at 06:32 local time, giving 12h 39m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (17.94, -77.46) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Lancaster.
Frequently asked questions about time in Lancaster
- What time is it in Lancaster right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Lancaster, updating every second from America/Jamaica (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in Lancaster today?
- Sunrise is at 05:53 and sunset at 06:32, giving 12h 39m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Lancaster?
- Lancaster is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Lancaster in?
- Lancaster uses America/Jamaica, currently UTC −5.
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