United States
Time now in Newark
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 07:55Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
90
Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
07:55
Day length
13h 29m
Coordinates
39.99, -91.97
Time difference from Newark
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Newark right now.
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About the time in Newark
Newark is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −5 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Around 90 people live in Newark, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Newark runs on America/Chicago, 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Newark
- When do the sun rise and set in Newark today?
- Sunrise is at 06:26 and sunset at 07:55, giving 13h 29m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Newark in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Newark runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Newark right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Newark, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Newark in?
- Newark uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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