Dorchester
Massachusetts, United States
Friday, 13th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/New_YorkEST
- Sunrise
- 6:32 am
- Sunset
- 4:24 pm
- Daylight
- 9 hours 51 minutes132 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 120 days
Daylight saving in Dorchester
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Right now Dorchester is on EST, UTC-5: standard time. That is 120 days away.
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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 Dorchester and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 8:14 pm | 20:14 | 3 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 10:14 pm | 22:14 | 1 hour behind |
| Mexico City CST | 10:14 pm | 22:14 | 1 hour behind |
| Toronto EST | 11:14 pm | 23:14 | the same time |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 1:14 am Sat | 01:14 | 2 hours ahead |
| London GMT | 4:14 am Sat | 04:14 | 5 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 5:14 am Sat | 05:14 | 6 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 5:14 am Sat | 05:14 | 6 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 6:14 am Sat | 06:14 | 7 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 6:14 am Sat | 06:14 | 7 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 7:14 am Sat | 07:14 | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 8:14 am Sat | 08:14 | 9 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 9:44 am Sat | 09:44 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 12:14 pm Sat | 12:14 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 1:14 pm Sat | 13:14 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 3:14 pm Sat | 15:14 | 16 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 5:14 pm Sat | 17:14 | 18 hours ahead |
About Dorchester
- Population
- 97826
- Coordinates
- 42.297, -71.075
- 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.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Dorchester right now?
It is 11:14 pm (23:14 on a 24-hour clock) on Friday, 13th November 2026 in Dorchester. 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 Dorchester in?
Dorchester 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 Dorchester on daylight saving time right now?
No. Dorchester 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 Dorchester?
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 Dorchester today?
The sun rises at 6:32 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 Dorchester of Los Angeles?
Dorchester is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 11:14 pm in Dorchester, it is 8:14 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 Dorchester?
Dorchester is in Massachusetts, United States, at 42.30° N, 71.07° W, with a population of about 97,826. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.