Detroit is located in United States and uses the America/Detroit timezone, currently EDT (GMT-4) from UTC. The clocks change on 1 November 2026 to GMT-5. Sunrise is at 07:29 and sunset at 19:05 local time. The coordinates of Detroit are 42.33°N, 83.05°W.

Today Detroit gets 11 hours 36 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 13:17, about 77 minutes after clock noon.

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

Best time to call Detroit from…

From	Gap	Call at (Detroit time)
🇺🇸 Columbus	same time	09:00–17:00
🇺🇸 Tampa	same time	09:00–17:00
🇨🇺 Havana	same time	09:00–17:00
🇨🇷 San José	−2h	11:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	+4h	09:00–13:00
🇺🇸 New York	same time	09:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+12h	07:00–20:00 (early or late for one side)
🇦🇪 Dubai	+8h	07:00–12:00 (early or late for one side)

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Detroit in?›

Detroit is in the America/Detroit timezone, currently EDT (GMT-4).

Does Detroit observe daylight saving time?›

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

What is the UTC offset for Detroit?›

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

Is Detroit ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Detroit is 4 hours behind London and on the same time as New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Detroit in UTC?›

09:00 in Detroit is 13:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT-4 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Detroit today?›

Today the sun rises in Detroit at 07:29 and sets at 19:05 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.