United States · EDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Dayton, 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. Dayton 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 Dayton lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Dayton 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 Dayton lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Dayton 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 Dayton.
Practical Info
Dayton (United States) is home to roughly 138K people. Today brings about 15.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:12, sunset at 21:12. 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 40° 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
39.76°N, 84.19°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
The Wright brothers ran a bicycle shop in Dayton and did most of their design and wind-tunnel work here, flying only at Kitty Hawk because it had the wind and the sand. Their first practical aircraft flew at Huffman Prairie outside the city in 1905.
The clock: Dayton keeps Eastern Time. The 1995 accords that ended the Bosnian war were negotiated at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base here.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap