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Sun & moon in Roseau today

Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
17:55
Daylight
12.0hrs
Next full moon
26 Oct
Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Roseau

J11.3 hrsF11.6 hrsM12 hrsA12.5 hrsM12.8 hrsJ13 hrsJ13 hrsA12.7 hrsS12.2 hrsO11.8 hrsN11.4 hrsD11.2 hrs

Working hours in Roseau

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Time zone guide for Roseau

Roseau, Dominica runs on UTC−4. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. Roseau 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 Roseau lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. The time difference between Roseau and London is 5 hours. 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 Roseau lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. The time difference between Roseau and Tokyo is 13 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 Caracas, La Paz, Santo Domingo. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Roseau.

Practical information for Roseau

Roseau (Dominica) is home to roughly 15K people. Today brings about 12.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:55, sunset at 17:55. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 15° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

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Dominica

Dominica

Capital

Roseau 👑

Continent

North America

Time Zone

AST · America/Dominica

Coordinates

15.30°N, 61.39°W

Currency

XCD ($)

Calling Code

+1

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A Lake That Boils

Dominica's Boiling Lake is a flooded fumarole about 60 metres across whose grey water bubbles at the centre at around 90°C. Reaching it is a six-hour hike through the Valley of Desolation.

The clock: Roseau keeps UTC−4. Dominica has nine active volcanoes, the highest density of any island on Earth.

The sun and the clock in Roseau (2026)

Solar noon12:06on UTC−4 standard time
Longest day13h 2m22 June
Shortest day11h 13m22 December
Yearly average12h 8mof daylight a day
Earliest sunrise05:344 June
Latest sunset18:4010 July

Roseau lies at 61.4°W. Its time zone, UTC−4, is built around the 60°W meridian. The 1.4° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 6 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:06 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC−4 all year — there is no daylight saving here.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 13h 2m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 11h 13m. The swing between them is 1h 49m. Inside the tropics the day length stays within a narrow band all year.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Roseau the sun comes up earliest on 4 June at 05:34, while the latest sunset waits until 10 July at 18:40. 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 Roseau that civil twilight runs about 21 minutes at the equinox.

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 Roseau?

The official timezone for Roseau, Dominica is America/Dominica with a current UTC offset of UTC−4.

What is the population and location of Roseau?

Roseau has an estimated population of 15K and is located at coordinates 15.30°N, 61.39°W. It is the capital city of Dominica.

How many hours of daylight does Roseau get?

Roseau gets 13h 2m of daylight on its longest day and 11h 13m on its shortest, averaging 12h 8m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Roseau?

Solar noon in Roseau falls at about 12:06 on UTC−4 standard time, because the city sits 1.4° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Roseau?

A Lake That Boils: Dominica's Boiling Lake is a flooded fumarole about 60 metres across whose grey water bubbles at the centre at around 90°C. Reaching it is a six-hour hike through the Valley of Desolation.