United States
Time now in West Haven
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:10Sunset 07:38Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
55,564
Sunrise
06:10
Sunset
07:38
Day length
13h 28m
Coordinates
41.27, -72.97
Time difference from West Haven
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) West Haven right now.
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About the time in West Haven
West Haven 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 55,564 people live in West Haven, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 06:10 and sunset at 07:38 local time, giving 13h 28m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (41.27, -72.97) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in West Haven.
Frequently asked questions about time in West Haven
- How far ahead or behind UTC is West Haven?
- West Haven is UTC −4 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does West Haven 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 West Haven right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in West Haven, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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