United States
Time now in Rome
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 07:07Sunset 08:20Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
36,303
Sunrise
07:07
Sunset
08:20
Day length
13h 14m
Coordinates
34.27, -85.19
Time difference from Rome
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Rome right now.
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About the time in Rome
The zone identifier America/New_York is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/New_York keeps pointing at New York time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Rome 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Rome day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 13:00–21:00 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 Rome
- When do the sun rise and set in Rome today?
- Sunrise is at 07:07 and sunset at 08:20, giving 13h 14m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Rome in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Rome runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- Does Rome 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 Rome right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Rome, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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