US Time by Region
Live current time across all six US time zones — Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Alaska, and Hawaii.
Live current time across all six US time zones — Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Alaska, and Hawaii.
Yes — all six standard US time zones are shown.
Yes — automatically adjusts for daylight saving time where applicable.
Results are estimates for planning purposes only.
| Time zone | States / regions | Winter offset | Summer offset | DST? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern (ET) | NY, FL, GA, PA, OH, VA, MA, and more | UTC−5 (EST) | UTC−4 (EDT) | Yes |
| Central (CT) | IL, TX, MN, MO, TN, LA, WI, and more | UTC−6 (CST) | UTC−5 (CDT) | Yes |
| Mountain (MT) | CO, AZ*, NM, UT, ID, WY, MT | UTC−7 (MST) | UTC−6 (MDT) | Yes (exc. AZ) |
| Pacific (PT) | CA, WA, OR, NV | UTC−8 (PST) | UTC−7 (PDT) | Yes |
| Alaska (AKT) | Alaska (exc. Aleutians) | UTC−9 (AKST) | UTC−8 (AKDT) | Yes |
| Hawaii (HST) | Hawaii | UTC−10 (HST) | UTC−10 (HST) | No |
*Most of Arizona stays at UTC−7 (MST) year-round without DST.
Eastern time is always 3 hours ahead of Pacific, 2 hours ahead of Mountain, and 1 hour ahead of Central. Alaska is 1 hour behind Pacific. Hawaii is 2–3 hours behind Pacific depending on DST.
When it's 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Time: it's 11:00 AM Central, 10:00 AM Mountain, 9:00 AM Pacific, 8:00 AM Alaska, and 7:00 AM Hawaii.
The contiguous US has four time zones: Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific. Including territories: Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico (AST), Guam, and American Samoa bring the total to nine official US time zones.
No. Hawaii stays at UTC−10 year-round and does not observe DST. This means Hawaii is 2 hours behind Pacific time in winter but only 3 hours behind in summer.
Most of Arizona does not observe DST and stays at Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7) year-round. The Navajo Nation within Arizona does observe DST.
New York is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles year-round. Both observe DST on the same schedule, so the gap stays constant.
DST begins on the second Sunday in March (clocks spring forward 1 hour) and ends on the first Sunday in November (clocks fall back 1 hour). Hawaii and most of Arizona do not participate.
Chicago is in the Central Time Zone — UTC−6 in winter (CST) and UTC−5 in summer (CDT) during Daylight Saving Time.