East Boston time zone
Time zone14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to EDT (UTC-4) - in 124 days
Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.
United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. East Boston 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 East Boston
Time differenceSun in East Boston today
Daylight9h 56m today - 5h 22m less than the longest day and 0h 51m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
About East Boston
City facts- ⌖Region
- Massachusetts
- ◉Population
- 43,066
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- USD · Dollar
Public holidays in Massachusetts
HolidaysVeterans Day
Wednesday · today
NationalThanksgiving Day
Thursday · in 15 days
NationalChristmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekendMartin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday · in 68 days
Nationallong weekend
Airports near East Boston
Airports- BOS
↑ 3 km south-east
Same local time - BED
↑ 23 km north-west
Same local time - MHT
↑ 70 km north-west
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now
Limamatches until 14 Mar 2027 
Bogotámatches until 14 Mar 2027 
Quitomatches until 14 Mar 2027 Calimatches until 14 Mar 2027 Callaomatches until 14 Mar 2027
Halifax652 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules Sydney959 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is East Boston in?
- East Boston uses America/New_York: EST (UTC-5).
- 02Does East Boston have daylight saving time?
- 14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to EDT (UTC-4) - in 124 days
- 03What is the time difference between East Boston and London?
- East Boston is 5 h behind relative to London right now.
- 04What is a good time to call East Boston from New York?
- A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in East Boston.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.
