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Current local time in Albuquerque

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Time difference from Albuquerque

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04:00Thu+10hBecomes +11h on 1 Nov
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10:00Thu+16hBecomes +17h on 4 Oct
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Sun & moon in Albuquerque today

Sunrise
07:00
Sunset
18:52
Daylight
11.9hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Albuquerque

J10 hrsF10.9 hrsM11.9 hrsA13 hrsM14 hrsJ14.5 hrsJ14.3 hrsA13.5 hrsS12.4 hrsO11.4 hrsN10.4 hrsD9.8 hrs

Working hours in Albuquerque

3h overlap
AlbuquerqueUTC−6
06121824
Your locationUTC+0
06121824
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Time zone guide for Albuquerque

Albuquerque, United States runs on UTC−6. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−7 in winter, UTC−6 in summer. Next change: 1 Nov. The time difference between Albuquerque and New York is 2 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–16:00 in Albuquerque lines up with 11:00–18:00 in New York. The time difference between Albuquerque and London is 7 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Albuquerque lines up with 16:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between Albuquerque and Tokyo is 15 hours. 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 Denver, Salt Lake City, Ciudad Juárez. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Albuquerque.

Practical information for Albuquerque

Albuquerque (United States) is home to roughly 560K people. Today brings about 11.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:00, sunset at 18:52. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−7 in winter, UTC−6 in summer. Next change: 1 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 35° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

Flag

United States

United States

Capital

Washington DC

Continent

North America

Time Zone

MDT · America/Denver

Coordinates

35.08°N, 106.65°W

Currency

USD ($)

Calling Code

+1

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

English

Measurement System

Imperial

Did You Know?

Five Hundred Balloons at Once

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta launches more than 500 balloons over nine days each October, the largest such gathering in the world. The Albuquerque Box — a wind pattern that lets pilots return to their launch point by changing altitude — is why it happens here.

The clock: Albuquerque keeps Mountain Time at about 1,600 metres, and its clear high-desert air is the other half of the reason the balloons come.

The sun and the clock in Albuquerque (2026)

Solar noon12:07on UTC−7 standard time
Longest day14h 31m22 June
Shortest day9h 48m22 December
Yearly average12h 11mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise05:5213 June
Latest sunset20:2530 June

Albuquerque lies at 106.6°W. Its time zone, UTC−7, is built around the 105°W meridian. The 1.6° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 7 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:07 rather than 12:00. Under daylight saving the clocks move 60 minutes forward, widening the gap to 67 minutes and pushing solar noon to 13:07.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 14h 31m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 9h 48m. The swing between them is 4h 44m. This is the latitude band where the difference between summer and winter evenings is most obvious.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Albuquerque the sun comes up earliest on 13 June at 05:52, while the latest sunset waits until 30 June at 20:25. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Albuquerque that civil twilight runs about 25 minutes at the equinox, stretching to 30 minutes at the solstice.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Albuquerque?

The official timezone for Albuquerque, United States is America/Denver with a current UTC offset of UTC−6.

What is the population and location of Albuquerque?

Albuquerque has an estimated population of 560K and is located at coordinates 35.08°N, 106.65°W.

How many hours of daylight does Albuquerque get?

Albuquerque gets 14h 31m of daylight on its longest day and 9h 48m on its shortest, averaging 12h 11m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Albuquerque?

Solar noon in Albuquerque falls at about 12:07 on UTC−7 standard time, because the city sits 1.6° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Albuquerque?

Five Hundred Balloons at Once: The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta launches more than 500 balloons over nine days each October, the largest such gathering in the world.