United States
Time now in Orange County
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 07:55Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
36,254
Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
07:55
Day length
13h 22m
Coordinates
38.25, -78.01
Time difference from Orange County
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About the time in Orange County
Sunrise today lands at 06:33 and sunset at 07:55 local time, giving 13h 22m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (38.25, -78.01) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Orange County.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Orange County 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.
Orange County 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Orange County
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Orange County right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Orange County, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- Which time zone is Orange County in?
- Orange County uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
- Does Orange County change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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