United States
Time now in Providence
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:20Sunset 07:27Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
214
Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
07:27
Day length
13h 07m
Coordinates
32.34, -87.78
Time difference from Providence
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Providence right now.
Providence on the map
About the time in Providence
Providence 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Providence day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 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.
Providence 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Providence
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Providence?
- Providence is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Providence 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 Providence right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Providence, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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