United States
Time now in Massachusetts
Saturday, 10 October 2026
Sunrise 06:50Sunset 06:13Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
7,136,171
Sunrise
06:50
Sunset
06:13
Day length
11h 23m
Coordinates
42.37, -71.11
Time difference from Massachusetts
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Massachusetts right now.
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About the time in Massachusetts
Massachusetts sits at latitude 42.37, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 11h 23m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Massachusetts 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.
Around 7,136,171 people live in Massachusetts, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Massachusetts
- When do the sun rise and set in Massachusetts today?
- Sunrise is at 06:50 and sunset at 06:13, giving 11h 23m of daylight.
- Does Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Massachusetts, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- Which time zone is Massachusetts in?
- Massachusetts uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
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