Time zone
Eastern Standard Time (EST), UTC−5. IANA zone America/Detroit.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
EST · UTC−5 Eastern Standard Time
Eastern Standard Time (EST), UTC−5. IANA zone America/Detroit.
Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−5 → UTC−4).
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Coordinates 42.28° N, 83.74° W; population about 117,070.
Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.
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| City | Local time | Difference from Ann Arbor |
|---|---|---|
| New York City, New York | 7:00 AM | Same time as Ann Arbor |
| Los Angeles, California | 4:00 AM | 3 hours behind Ann Arbor |
| Chicago, Illinois | 6:00 AM | 1 hour behind Ann Arbor |
| Denver, Colorado | 5:00 AM | 2 hours behind Ann Arbor |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 5:00 AM | 2 hours behind Ann Arbor |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 2:00 AM | 5 hours behind Ann Arbor |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 3:00 AM | 4 hours behind Ann Arbor |
| Toronto, Canada | 7:00 AM | Same time as Ann Arbor |
| Vancouver, Canada | 5:00 AM | 2 hours behind Ann Arbor |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 6:00 AM | 1 hour behind Ann Arbor |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 9:00 AM | 2 hours ahead of Ann Arbor |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 9:00 AM | 2 hours ahead of Ann Arbor |
| London, United Kingdom | 12:00 PM | 5 hours ahead of Ann Arbor |
| Dublin, Ireland | 12:00 PM | 5 hours ahead of Ann Arbor |
Ann Arbor uses Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) as standard time and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) during daylight saving time. Its IANA time-zone identifier is America/Detroit, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.
Yes. Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−5 → UTC−4). The previous change was on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Ann Arbor is 5 hours behind UTC on standard time and 4 hours behind UTC during daylight saving time.
The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 7:10 AM and set at 5:26 PM, giving 10 h 16 min of daylight.