United States
Time now in New Jersey
Sunrise 06:15Sunset 07:47Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
8,751,436
Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
07:47
Day length
13h 32m
Coordinates
40.17, -74.50
Time difference from New Jersey
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) New Jersey right now.
New Jersey on the map
About the time in New Jersey
New Jersey 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.
New Jersey 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal New Jersey day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 13:00–21:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in New Jersey
- How far ahead or behind UTC is New Jersey?
- New Jersey is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in New Jersey in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in New Jersey runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in New Jersey right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in New Jersey, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- Which time zone is New Jersey in?
- New Jersey uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
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