Atlanta is located in United States and uses the America/New_York timezone, currently EDT (GMT-4) from UTC. The clocks change on 1 November 2026 to GMT-5. Sunrise is at 06:54 and sunset at 20:16 local time. The coordinates of Atlanta are 33.75°N, 84.39°W.

Today Atlanta gets 13 hours 22 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 13:35, about 95 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Atlanta shares its EDT (GMT-4) offset with New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Miami, Detroit, Indianapolis. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Atlanta in?›

Atlanta is in the America/New_York timezone, currently EDT (GMT-4) from UTC.

Does Atlanta observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Atlanta observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 1 November 2026 to GMT-5.

What is the UTC offset for Atlanta?›

Atlanta is currently GMT-4 from UTC (EDT (GMT-4)). Clocks change on 1 November 2026.

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.