Current time in Calgary
Live local time, date and time zone information for Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Current time in Calgary
08:12:24
America/Edmonton · UTC-06:00
Time zone in Calgary
Calgary is in Alberta, Canada and uses the America/Edmonton time zone. Calgary observes daylight saving time. It uses Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00) in the standard-time part of the year and Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-06:00) during summer time.
Sunrise and sunset in Calgary
Sun and clock in Calgary
Calgary lies about 9° west of the meridian its time zone is built around, so the sun runs late against the clock. Averaged over the year, solar noon does not arrive until 12:36 in standard time, which makes mornings darker and evenings lighter than the clock alone would suggest. Summer time moves that an hour later still, to about 13:36.
Daylight through the year in Calgary
At 51.0°N latitude, Calgary sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 16 h 33 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 7 h 54 m, a swing of about 8 h 39 m between midsummer and midwinter.
This far from the equator the seasons dominate the day: midsummer evenings stay light late, midwinter afternoons end early, and the two extremes are 8 h 39 m apart.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Calgary at about 05:21 and sets at about 21:54; on the December solstice it rises at about 09:37 and sets at about 17:31.
When the clocks change in Calgary
Calgary does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC-07:00 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Calgary a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Calgary moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Calgary from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Calgary corresponds to 16:00–00:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 16:00–00:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York’s working day overlaps with Calgary’s for 6 hours, from 09:00 to 15:00 Calgary time.
- London overlaps for only 1 hours, from 09:00 to 10:00 Calgary time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- Tokyo has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 18:00 in Calgary, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Calgary is currently on UTC-06:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Calgary compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Calgary is the only place in this directory on America/Edmonton; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone is Vancouver, about 670 km away on America/Vancouver, currently 1 h behind Calgary.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 51.04°N, 114.07°W, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Calgary in?
Calgary uses the America/Edmonton time zone — Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00, moving to Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-06:00) during summer time.
Does Calgary use daylight saving time?
Calgary observes daylight saving time. It uses Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00) in the standard-time part of the year and Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-06:00) during summer time.
What is the UTC offset for Calgary?
The standard offset is UTC-07:00, and UTC-06:00 while summer time is in effect. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Calgary and my location?
The section above compares Calgary with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.