United States
Time now in Long Island
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 05:54Sunset 07:32Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
210
Sunrise
05:54
Sunset
07:32
Day length
13h 39m
Coordinates
43.68, -70.17
Time difference from Long Island
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About the time in Long Island
Long Island 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.
Long Island 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.
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 Long Island
- What are normal business hours in Long Island in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Long Island runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- Does Long Island change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Long Island today?
- Sunrise is at 05:54 and sunset at 07:32, giving 13h 39m of daylight.
- What time is it in Long Island right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Long Island, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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