Time in New Jersey

New Jersey: Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer). US daylight saving applies.

New Jersey uses Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer).

New Jersey matches New York’s clock. When it is noon in New Jersey it is 9 a.m. in Los Angeles in January. When it is noon in New Jersey it is 5 p.m. in London all year.

New Jersey sits close to the Eastern Time meridian (75°), so clock noon and solar noon are not far apart.

Mid-January sunrise here is within a few minutes of New York.

Sunrise and sunset in New Jersey

The longest mid-month day we list is June (15 h 04 m, sunrise 5:26 a.m.). The shortest is December at 9 h 17 m, with the sun up around 7:14 a.m..

MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January7:19 a.m.4:53 p.m.9 h 34 m
February6:52 a.m.5:31 p.m.10 h 39 m
March7:10 a.m.7:03 p.m.11 h 53 m
April6:19 a.m.7:35 p.m.13 h 16 m
May5:41 a.m.8:07 p.m.14 h 26 m
June5:26 a.m.8:30 p.m.15 h 04 m
July5:38 a.m.8:28 p.m.14 h 50 m
August6:07 a.m.7:57 p.m.13 h 50 m
September6:37 a.m.7:08 p.m.12 h 31 m
October7:08 a.m.6:19 p.m.11 h 11 m
November6:44 a.m.4:40 p.m.9 h 57 m
December7:14 a.m.4:31 p.m.9 h 17 m

Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.

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