America/Detroit • live clock
Current time in Detroit, United States
Detroit, United States keeps America/Detroit: EST (UTC-5) in standard time and EDT (UTC-4) during its seasonal adjustment. The clock shows whichever rule is in force. The live clock is synchronized with Digital Clock Online’s server after the page loads.
Synchronizing with server time.
America/Detroit at a glance
- IANA time zone
- America/Detroit
- Time-zone name
- America/Detroit (EST)
- Standard offset
- UTC-5
- Seasonal offset
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Daylight saving
- Observed; exact dates below
- Used in
- the United States
When clocks change in Detroit, United States
These scheduled changes cover 2026 and 2027. Each row gives the exact UTC instant, direction and resulting offset.
| UTC instant | Change | Resulting time |
|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | EDT (UTC-4) |
| November 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | EST (UTC-5) |
| March 14, 2027 at 7:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | EDT (UTC-4) |
| November 7, 2027 at 6:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | EST (UTC-5) |
Places that use America/Detroit
Its country relationships are the United States.
Time difference between Detroit, United States and other cities
| City | Time zone | Difference from Detroit |
|---|---|---|
| London | Europe/London | 5 hours ahead |
| New York | America/New_York | Same time |
| Los Angeles | America/Los_Angeles | 3 hours behind |
| Dubai | Asia/Dubai | 9 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Asia/Singapore | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Australia/Sydney | 15 hours ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads | Calculating your current difference |
Reference-city differences use standard offsets. Where either place changes clocks seasonally, the gap can change during the year.
Zones on the same standard time as Detroit, United States
These zones share UTC-5 as their standard offset. Seasonal rules can make their live clocks differ during part of the year.