Jamaica
Time now in Rock
Sunrise 05:53Sunset 06:32Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Jamaica
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,025
Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
06:32
Day length
12h 39m
Coordinates
17.99, -77.34
Time difference from Rock
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Rock right now.
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About the time in Rock
Rock sits at latitude 17.99, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 39m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Rock runs on America/Jamaica, 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.
Around 1,025 people live in Rock, 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 Rock
- When do the sun rise and set in Rock today?
- Sunrise is at 05:53 and sunset at 06:32, giving 12h 39m of daylight.
- What time is it in Rock right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Rock, updating every second from America/Jamaica (UTC −5).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Jamaica, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Rock in?
- Rock uses America/Jamaica, currently UTC −5.
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