United States · EDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Richmond, 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. Richmond 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 Richmond lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Richmond 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 Richmond lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Richmond 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 Richmond.
Practical Info
Richmond (United States) is home to roughly 230K people. Today brings about 14.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, 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 38° 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
37.54°N, 77.44°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Retreating Confederate forces set fire to Richmond's warehouses in April 1865 to deny supplies to the Union, and the fire destroyed much of the city they were defending. It had been the Confederate capital for four years.
The clock: Richmond keeps Eastern Time. Its state capitol was designed by Thomas Jefferson, modelled on a Roman temple in Nîmes.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap