Rochester
New York, United States
Thursday, 12th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/New_YorkEST
- Sunrise
- 6:59 am
- Sunset
- 4:49 pm
- Daylight
- 9 hours 49 minutes138 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 121 days
Daylight saving in Rochester
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Right now Rochester is on EST, UTC-5: standard time. That is 121 days away.
Rochester 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 Rochester and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 12:21 pm | 12:21 | 3 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 2:21 pm | 14:21 | 1 hour behind |
| Mexico City CST | 2:21 pm | 14:21 | 1 hour behind |
| Toronto EST | 3:21 pm | 15:21 | the same time |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 5:21 pm | 17:21 | 2 hours ahead |
| London GMT | 8:21 pm | 20:21 | 5 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 9:21 pm | 21:21 | 6 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 9:21 pm | 21:21 | 6 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 10:21 pm | 22:21 | 7 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 10:21 pm | 22:21 | 7 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 11:21 pm | 23:21 | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 12:21 am Fri | 00:21 | 9 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 1:51 am Fri | 01:51 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 4:21 am Fri | 04:21 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 5:21 am Fri | 05:21 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 7:21 am Fri | 07:21 | 16 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 9:21 am Fri | 09:21 | 18 hours ahead |
About Rochester
- Population
- 209802
- Coordinates
- 43.155, -77.616
- Region
- New York, United States
- IANA zone
- America/New_York
- Solar noon
- 11:54 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 Rochester right now?
It is 3:21 pm (15:21 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 in Rochester. 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 Rochester in?
Rochester 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 Rochester on daylight saving time right now?
No. Rochester 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 Rochester?
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 Rochester today?
The sun rises at 6:59 am and sets at 4:49 pm today, giving 9 hours 49 minutes of daylight. That is 138 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Rochester of Los Angeles?
Rochester is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 3:21 pm in Rochester, it is 12:21 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 Rochester?
Rochester is in New York, United States, at 43.15° N, 77.62° W, with a population of about 209,802. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.