United States
Time now in Town of Canton
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:02Sunset 07:31Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
22,817
Sunrise
06:02
Sunset
07:31
Day length
13h 29m
Coordinates
42.18, -71.13
Time difference from Town of Canton
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Town of Canton right now.
Town of Canton on the map
About the time in Town of Canton
Town of Canton 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 22,817 people live in Town of Canton, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Town of Canton sits at latitude 42.18, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 29m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Town of Canton
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Town of Canton?
- Town of Canton is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Town of Canton change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Town of Canton right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Town of Canton, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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