United States
Time now in Providence
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:13Sunset 07:33Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
3,193
Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
07:33
Day length
13h 20m
Coordinates
37.40, -87.75
Time difference from Providence
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Providence right now.
Providence on the map
About the time in Providence
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.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Providence
- What are normal business hours in Providence in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Providence runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- 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.
- 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).
- Which time zone is Providence in?
- Providence uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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