Current Time in Phoenix

About time in Phoenix

Phoenix is unusual among large US cities because it never changes its clocks. Most of Arizona opted out of daylight saving time decades ago, so Phoenix holds steady at UTC-7 on Mountain Standard Time every month of the year. The reasoning is practical: in the desert heat, an extra hour of evening sunlight would only add to the summer swelter. This means that for half the year Phoenix matches Pacific Time, and for the other half it matches Mountain Time, a quirk that often trips up travelers and remote workers.

Phoenix does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC-7 (no DST). The live clock above reads Phoenix'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 Phoenix through 2026

Phoenix sits at about 33.5°N, 112.1°W. The longest day of 2026 is June 16, with 14h 22m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 17, with 9h 56m, a difference of 4 h 26 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 4 (05:18) and the latest sunset around June 28 (19:42). 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 12:35 local time in late March, 12:30 in late June and 12:26 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:28 on average, about 28 minutes after 12:00, a modest gap between clock and sun time in Phoenix.

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 Phoenix (2026–2027)

Phoenix keeps the same offset all year. No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027 under the time-zone rules used for this page. Its gap to cities that do observe daylight saving still changes when they move their clocks: in January Phoenix is 7 hours behind London and 2 hours behind New York.

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.