United States
Time now in Roanoke
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 08:02Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
97,032
Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
08:02
Day length
13h 19m
Coordinates
37.27, -79.94
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About the time in Roanoke
Roanoke 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.
Roanoke 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.
Around 97,032 people live in Roanoke, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Roanoke
- What are normal business hours in Roanoke in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Roanoke runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Roanoke right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Roanoke, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- When do the sun rise and set in Roanoke today?
- Sunrise is at 06:42 and sunset at 08:02, giving 13h 19m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Roanoke in?
- Roanoke uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
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