Cambridge
Massachusetts, United States
Friday, 13th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/New_YorkEST
- Sunrise
- 6:33 am
- Sunset
- 4:24 pm
- Daylight
- 9 hours 51 minutes132 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 120 days
Daylight saving in Cambridge
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Right now Cambridge is on EST, UTC-5: standard time. That is 120 days away.
Cambridge time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 12:00 in New York, 2pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Cambridge and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 3:36 pm | 15:36 | 3 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 5:36 pm | 17:36 | 1 hour behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:36 pm | 17:36 | 1 hour behind |
| Toronto EST | 6:36 pm | 18:36 | the same time |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:36 pm | 20:36 | 2 hours ahead |
| London GMT | 11:36 pm | 23:36 | 5 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 12:36 am Sat | 00:36 | 6 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 12:36 am Sat | 00:36 | 6 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:36 am Sat | 01:36 | 7 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 1:36 am Sat | 01:36 | 7 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 2:36 am Sat | 02:36 | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:36 am Sat | 03:36 | 9 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 5:06 am Sat | 05:06 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 7:36 am Sat | 07:36 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 8:36 am Sat | 08:36 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 10:36 am Sat | 10:36 | 16 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 12:36 pm Sat | 12:36 | 18 hours ahead |
About Cambridge
- Population
- 110402
- Coordinates
- 42.375, -71.106
- Region
- Massachusetts, United States
- IANA zone
- America/New_York
- Solar noon
- 11:28 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Cambridge right now?
It is 6:36 pm (18:36 on a 24-hour clock) on Friday, 13th November 2026 in Cambridge. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Cambridge in?
Cambridge uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EST (UTC-5). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like EST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Cambridge on daylight saving time right now?
No. Cambridge is on standard time (EST). Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Cambridge?
The next change is on Sunday, 14th March 2027. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-4.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cambridge today?
The sun rises at 6:33 am and sets at 4:24 pm today, giving 9 hours 51 minutes of daylight. That is 132 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Cambridge of Los Angeles?
Cambridge is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 6:36 pm in Cambridge, it is 3:36 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Cambridge?
Cambridge is in Massachusetts, United States, at 42.38° N, 71.11° W, with a population of about 110,402. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.