Current time in New Haven, CT
Eastern Time UTC−5 · IANA zone America/New_York
Time zone details
| Time zone | Eastern Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Standard time | EST, UTC−5 (early Nov – mid Mar) |
| Daylight time | EDT, UTC−4 (mid Mar – early Nov) |
| DST clock change | Forward 1 h, 2nd Sunday of March · Back 1 h, 1st Sunday of November |
| Sunrise today | — |
| Sunset today | — |
| Day length | — |
| Coordinates | 41.31° N, 72.93° W |
Time difference from New Haven
| City | Local time now |
|---|---|
| Chicago | −1 h |
| Denver | −2 h |
| Phoenix | −2 / −3 h |
| Los Angeles | −3 h |
| Anchorage | −4 h |
| Honolulu | −5 / −6 h |
From Hartford up the river to Jersey City down the coast, the entire Eastern Time Zone matches New Haven's clock.
About time in New Haven
New Haven sits on Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut. It is the outer terminus of Metro-North's New Haven Line into Grand Central Terminal, and those timetables — like every commuter schedule between here and Manhattan — are written in a single zone, since the whole route lies within Eastern Time.
At 72.9° W the city stands about two degrees east of the 75° W meridian that defines EST, so the sun runs roughly 8 minutes ahead of the clock: solar noon falls near 11:52 AM in winter.
New Haven's latitude of 41.3° N yields about 9 hours 13 minutes of daylight at the December solstice and just over 15 hours at the June solstice, with midsummer sunsets around 8:30 PM.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is New Haven in?
New Haven, Connecticut is in the Eastern Time Zone (ET) — EST (UTC−5) during standard time, EDT (UTC−4) from the second Sunday of March through the first Sunday of November.
How far ahead is New Haven of Los Angeles?
New Haven is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles all year long; the two zones never drift apart because their DST dates are identical. See the EST to PST chart.
Does New Haven change clocks for daylight saving time?
Yes. New Haven puts clocks forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March and back one hour at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday of November — March 8 and November 1 in 2026. Full dates on the DST page.