United States · EDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Albany, United States runs on UTC−4. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. Albany and New York currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Albany lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Albany and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Albany lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Albany and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Toronto, Caracas, Havana. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Albany.
Practical Info
Albany (United States) is home to roughly 100K people. Today brings about 15.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 20:36. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 43° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
United States
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Time Zone
EDT · America/New_York
Coordinates
42.65°N, 73.76°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Albany was chartered in 1686 and claims one of the oldest continuous municipal charters in the United States, on a site Dutch traders settled from 1614. The Erie Canal, opened here in 1825, cut freight costs to the Great Lakes by around 95%.
The clock: Albany keeps Eastern Time. Its Empire State Plaza, built between 1965 and 1976, cost more than the entire Apollo programme's launch facilities.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap