Current time in Newark, NJ
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 | 40.74° N, 74.17° W |
Time difference from Newark
| 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 |
Newark, Jersey City, and New York across the Hudson all belong to the same Eastern Time Zone.
About time in Newark
Newark, seat of Essex County and New Jersey's largest city, lives by the Eastern clock in a very literal way: Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the three major airports serving the New York region, publishes every departure and arrival in local ET, and its banks of transatlantic flights are built around the five-hour winter gap to London and six-hour gap to continental Europe.
On Newark Bay, the Port Newark–Elizabeth marine terminal — the heart of the busiest container port on the US East Coast — logs vessel arrivals, gate hours, and longshore shifts in Eastern Time as well.
The city sits at 74.2° W, less than a degree east of the EST reference meridian, so clock time and sun time differ by only a few minutes. Daylight ranges from about 9¼ hours in late December to 15 hours at the June solstice.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Newark in?
Newark, New Jersey is in the Eastern Time Zone (ET), using EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.
How far ahead is Newark of Los Angeles?
Newark stays exactly 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles year-round — a flight departing EWR at noon leaves at 9:00 AM Pacific — since both zones observe DST on the same dates. See the EST to PST chart.
Does Newark change clocks for daylight saving time?
Yes. Newark shifts 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 (in 2026: March 8 and November 1). Full dates on the DST page.