United States
Time now in Rochester
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:24Sunset 08:01Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
210,565
Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
08:01
Day length
13h 37m
Coordinates
43.17, -77.62
Time difference from Rochester
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Rochester right now.
Rochester on the map
About the time in Rochester
Rochester sits at latitude 43.17, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 37m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 06:24 and sunset at 08:01 local time, giving 13h 37m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (43.17, -77.62) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Rochester.
Around 210,565 people live in Rochester, 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 Rochester
- When do the sun rise and set in Rochester today?
- Sunrise is at 06:24 and sunset at 08:01, giving 13h 37m of daylight.
- What time is it in Rochester right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Rochester, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Rochester?
- Rochester is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Rochester in?
- Rochester uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
87,523 places in United States
Other cities in the same country, sized by population.