Time in Albany

Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC-5)

Current local time: 04:26

Next DST change: 2027-03-14 - UTC-4.

Current local time in Albany: · 11 Nov 2026

Albany time zone

Time zone
EST · UTC-5standard time

14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to EDT (UTC-4) - in 123 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Albany uses Eastern Standard Time.

  • EST · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
  • CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
  • PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Albany

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Albany
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London5 h aheadCompare Albany and London
New YorkSame timeCompare Albany and New York
Los Angeles3 h behindCompare Albany and Los Angeles
Berlin6 h aheadCompare Albany and Berlin
Dubai9 h aheadCompare Albany and Dubai
New Delhi10 h 30 min aheadCompare Albany and New Delhi
Singapore13 h aheadCompare Albany and Singapore
Tokyo14 h aheadCompare Albany and Tokyo
Sydney16 h aheadCompare Albany and Sydney
Copenhagen6 h aheadCompare Albany and Copenhagen

Sun in Albany today

Daylight
07:0110h 39m17:39

10h 39m today - 3h 34m less than the longest day and 0h 33m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

Public holidays in Georgia

Holidays
  1. Veterans Day

    Wednesday · today

    National
  2. Thanksgiving Day

    Thursday · in 15 days

    National
  3. State Holiday

    Friday · in 16 days

    GAlong weekend
  4. Washington’s Birthday

    Thursday · in 43 days

    GA
  5. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend

Nearby cities

Nearby
  • Valdosta117 km · Same time
  • Dothan124 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
  • Columbus126 km · Same time
  • Warner Robins126 km · Same time
  • Tallahassee127 km · Same time
  • Macon149 km · Same time
  • Auburn170 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
  • Montgomery220 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
  • Houston1090 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
  • Chicago1184 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Albany in?
Albany uses America/New_York: EST (UTC-5).
02Does Albany have daylight saving time?
14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to EDT (UTC-4) - in 123 days
03What is the time difference between Albany and London?
Albany is 5 h behind relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Albany from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Albany.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Albany in?
Albany is in Eastern Standard Time (EST/EDT), America/New_York. Standard time is UTC-5.
02Does Albany use daylight saving time?
Yes. Albany changes between UTC-5 and UTC-4 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Albany and UTC?
Albany is UTC-5 in standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time.