United States · EDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Rochester, 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. Rochester 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 Rochester lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Rochester 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 Rochester lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Rochester 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 Rochester.
Practical Info
Rochester (United States) is home to roughly 210K people. Today brings about 15.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:30, sunset at 20:54. 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
43.16°N, 77.61°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Eastman Kodak employed over 60,000 people in Rochester at its peak and was for a century one of the most valuable companies in America. It filed for bankruptcy in 2012, having invented the digital camera in 1975 and shelved it.
The clock: Rochester keeps Eastern Time. Susan B. Anthony was arrested here in 1872 for voting, and her house is a museum.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap