Current Local Time in Rochester, New York, USA

6:51:08 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	New York (NY)
Lat/Long:	43°09'N / 77°37'W
Elevation:	151 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

12 °F

Passing clouds.
33 / 13 °F

Thu 22.		33 / 19 °F
Fri 23.		20 / 8 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

About EST — Eastern Standard Time

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Sunrise

7:35 am
↑ 117° Southeast

Sunset

5:08 pm
↑ 243° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 33 minutes
+1m 58s longer

Moon 7.3%

Rise – 9:11 am
Set – 8:21 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:21 pm
Altitude: 27.1°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:56 am – 6:29 am
6:14 pm – 6:48 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:29 am – 7:04 am
5:39 pm – 6:14 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:04 am – 7:35 am
5:08 pm – 5:39 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
11:47 pm

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Airports

Greater Rochester International Airport, ROC
About 4 mi SW of Rochester
Buffalo Niagara International Airport, BUF
About 58 mi WSW of Rochester

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6:5108am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026