Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia operates on Eastern Time (ET), which corresponds to the America/New_York time zone. During standard time (November–March), clocks are set to UTC−5 (EST). During Daylight Saving Time (March–November), the offset shifts to UTC−4 (EDT).

The Atlanta time difference from UTC is −5 hours in winter (Eastern Standard Time) and −4 hours in summer (Eastern Daylight Time). So when it is 12:00 UTC, it is 07:00 in Atlanta during standard time and 08:00 during daylight saving time.

Atlanta is typically 5 hours behind London. When the UK is on GMT (winter), the Atlanta time difference is −5 hours. When both regions are on summer time simultaneously, the gap remains 5 hours. However, during the brief periods when clocks change on different dates, the difference can be 4 or 6 hours.

Atlanta shares the Eastern Time zone with cities like New York, Washington D.C., and Miami, so there is no time difference between them. Atlanta is 1 hour ahead of Chicago (Central Time), 2 hours ahead of Denver (Mountain Time), and 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles (Pacific Time).

Yes, Atlanta follows Daylight Saving Time (DST). Clocks spring forward one hour on the second Sunday of March and fall back on the first Sunday of November. During DST, Atlanta runs on UTC−4 (EDT); the rest of the year it is UTC−5 (EST).

The current time in Atlanta, Georgia is displayed in real time at the top of this page. Atlanta runs on Eastern Time — UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer — so the exact time depends on whether Daylight Saving Time is currently in effect.

The Atlanta time difference to major European cities varies by season. Atlanta is generally 6 hours behind Paris, Berlin, and Rome (CET/CEST), 7 hours behind Helsinki and Athens (EET/EEST), and 5 hours behind London (GMT/BST) during standard time periods. Small variations can occur during DST transition weeks.