Current Time in Atlanta

About time in Atlanta

Atlanta sits in the Eastern Time Zone, the westernmost large metro on that clock in the southeastern US. The city observes Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) in winter and Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) in summer, switching on the standard national dates. As the home of the world's busiest airport and a major corporate base, Atlanta keeps Eastern hours even though it lies close to the Central Time boundary running through Alabama just to the west. When it is noon in Atlanta, it is 11 a.m. in Dallas.

Atlanta changes its clocks for daylight saving time, so its exact UTC offset depends on the season (UTC-5 (UTC-4 in summer)). The live clock above reads Atlanta's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Atlanta through 2026

Atlanta sits at about 33.8°N, 84.4°W. The longest day of 2026 is June 18, with 14h 24m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 20, with 9h 54m, a difference of 4 h 30 min. At this latitude the seasons change day length noticeably but not dramatically, so the working day has usable daylight all year.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around June 7 (06:26) and the latest sunset around June 27 (20:52). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 13:44 local time in late March, 13:39 in late June and 12:35 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:38 on average, about 38 minutes after 12:00, a modest gap between clock and sun time in Atlanta. During daylight saving time everything moves an hour later on the clock.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Atlanta (2026–2027)

Atlanta changes its clocks twice in 2026. On a change night, the local time skips or repeats a block of time, and the gap to other cities shifts unless they change on the same date.

• Sunday, March 8, 2026: at 02:00 clocks go forward one hour to 03:00 (UTC−5 → UTC−4).
• Sunday, November 1, 2026: at 02:00 clocks go back one hour to 01:00 (UTC−4 → UTC−5).
• Sunday, March 14, 2027: at 02:00 clocks go forward one hour to 03:00 (UTC−5 → UTC−4).
• Sunday, November 7, 2027: at 02:00 clocks go back one hour to 01:00 (UTC−4 → UTC−5).

Recurring meetings set in Atlanta time stay at the same local hour; participants elsewhere see the meeting move by an hour for the weeks when only one side has changed.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.