Current local time in Newark, New Jersey, United States

Newark is on EDT (Eastern Time), UTC−4. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1, 2026.

Newark, United States

EDT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC−4

Region
New Jersey
Lat/Long
40°44'N / 74°10'W
Elevation
9 m
Population
281,944
Currency
Dollar (USD)
Languages
English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
Dialling code
+1

Time zone in Newark

  • Time zone

    EDT

    Eastern Time

  • UTC offset

    UTC−4

    4 hours behind UTC

  • DST started

    Sun, Mar 8, 2026

    Clocks went forward 1 hour

  • DST ends

    Sun, Nov 1, 2026

    Clocks go back 1 hour at 2:00 AM

Newark keeps the time of the IANA zone America/New_York, one of 14 time zones in use in United States. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Nov 1, 2026.

Sunrise and sunset in Newark today

  • Sunrise

    7:21 AM

  • Sunset

    5:59 PM

  • Day length

    10 hours 38 minutes

  • Date

    Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Newark for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 40°44'N / 74°10'W.

Time difference between Newark and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Newark. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Newark
CityLocal timeCompared to Newark
New YorkUnited StatesTue 6:42 AMSame time
Los AngelesUnited StatesTue 3:42 AM−3h (behind)
ChicagoUnited StatesTue 5:42 AM−1h (behind)
TorontoCanadaTue 6:42 AMSame time
Mexico CityMexicoTue 4:42 AM−2h (behind)
São PauloBrazilTue 7:42 AM+1h (ahead)
LondonUnited KingdomTue 10:42 AM+4h (ahead)
ParisFranceTue 11:42 AM+5h (ahead)
BerlinGermanyTue 11:42 AM+5h (ahead)
MadridSpainTue 11:42 AM+5h (ahead)
JohannesburgSouth AfricaTue 12:42 PM+6h (ahead)
DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesTue 2:42 PM+8h (ahead)
MumbaiIndiaTue 4:12 PM+9h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingaporeTue 6:42 PM+12h (ahead)
ShanghaiChinaTue 6:42 PM+12h (ahead)
TokyoJapanTue 7:42 PM+13h (ahead)
SydneyAustraliaTue 9:42 PM+15h (ahead)
AucklandNew ZealandTue 11:42 PM+17h (ahead)

Other cities near Newark

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.