Jamaica
Time now in Mountainside
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 05:55Sunset 06:33Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Jamaica
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
2,952
Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
06:33
Day length
12h 38m
Coordinates
17.98, -77.75
Time difference from Mountainside
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Mountainside right now.
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About the time in Mountainside
The zone identifier America/Jamaica is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Jamaica keeps pointing at Jamaica time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Sunrise today lands at 05:55 and sunset at 06:33 local time, giving 12h 38m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (17.98, -77.75) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Mountainside.
Mountainside sits at latitude 17.98, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 38m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Mountainside
- When do the sun rise and set in Mountainside today?
- Sunrise is at 05:55 and sunset at 06:33, giving 12h 38m of daylight.
- Does Mountainside change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Mountainside keeps UTC −5 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Mountainside right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Mountainside, updating every second from America/Jamaica (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Mountainside in?
- Mountainside uses America/Jamaica, currently UTC −5.
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