Current Time in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
9:01:44 PM
21:01:44
EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) · UTC−04:00
America/New_York
Time zone details
Cincinnati is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Cincinnati
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- Ohio
- County
- Hamilton County
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 311,097
- Elevation
- 191 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 39° 07' N / 84° 30' W
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Cincinnati follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Columbus
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Cincinnati local time
Clock changes in Cincinnati
2:00 AM EDT1:00 AM EST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM EST3:00 AM EDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM EDT1:00 AM EST
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 10 hr 50 min2 min 22 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, October 24, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 10 hr 50 min2 min 22 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (39.0° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Full Moon (97% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- First Quarter — Sunday, October 18, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Full Moon — Monday, October 26, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hr 50 min | 2 min 22 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 47 min | 2 min 22 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 45 min | 2 min 20 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 43 min | 2 min 20 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 40 min | 2 min 18 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 38 min | 2 min 18 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 36 min | 2 min 17 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Cincinnati
Upcoming public holidays in Ohio
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken FieldLUKMedium airport8.7 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · LUK / KLUK
About 8.7 km (5.4 mi) east-southeast of Cincinnati
Scheduled airline service in source data
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportCVGLarge airport · Serves Cincinnati / Covington15.8 km west-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · CVG / KCVG
About 15.8 km (9.8 mi) west-southwest of Cincinnati
Scheduled airline service in source data
James M. Cox Dayton International AirportDAYMedium airport · Serves Dayton89.8 km north-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · DAY / KDAY
About 89.8 km (55.8 mi) north-northeast of Cincinnati
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Cincinnati in?
- Cincinnati uses Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) in winter and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) in summer. Its IANA time zone is America/New_York.
- When is the next clock change in Cincinnati?
- Clocks in Cincinnati move backward 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, changing from EDT (UTC−04:00) to EST (UTC−05:00)
- Does Cincinnati observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Cincinnati observes daylight saving time: EDT (UTC−4) in summer and EST (UTC−5) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Cincinnati?
- Cincinnati is UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer