Current time in Phoenix
Live local time, date and time zone information for Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
Current time in Phoenix
07:12:23
America/Phoenix · UTC-07:00
Time zone in Phoenix
Phoenix is in Arizona, United States and uses the America/Phoenix time zone. Phoenix does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Phoenix
Sun and clock in Phoenix
Phoenix lies about 7° 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 12:28 in standard time, which makes mornings darker and evenings lighter than the clock alone would suggest.
Daylight through the year in Phoenix
At 33.4°N latitude, Phoenix sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 14 h 22 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 9 h 56 m, a swing of about 4 h 26 m between midsummer and midwinter.
The seasons here are clear but moderate: 4 h 26 m separates the longest day from the shortest.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Phoenix at about 05:18 and sets at about 19:41; on the December solstice it rises at about 07:28 and sets at about 17:24.
When the clocks change in Phoenix
Phoenix 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 Phoenix 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 Phoenix moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Phoenix from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Phoenix 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 Phoenix’s for 5 hours, from 09:00 to 14:00 Phoenix time.
- London has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 01:00 in Phoenix, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- Tokyo has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 17:00 in Phoenix, 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
Phoenix is currently on UTC-07:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Phoenix compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Phoenix is the only place in this directory on America/Phoenix; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone identifier is Las Vegas, about 410 km away on America/Los_Angeles, which shows the same clock time as Phoenix today.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 33.45°N, 112.07°W, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Phoenix in?
Phoenix uses the America/Phoenix time zone — Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00.
Does Phoenix use daylight saving time?
Phoenix does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Phoenix?
The standard offset is UTC-07:00 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Phoenix and my location?
The section above compares Phoenix with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.