US time now — the current local time in every US time zone, including New York, Miami, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Anchorage and Honolulu, shown live on an interactive map. In the United States, time is divided into nine standard time zones covering the states, territories and other US possessions, with most of the country observing daylight saving time (DST) for approximately the spring, summer, and fall months. USA time zones and time zone map with current time in each state. The United States spans four standard Time Zones—Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific—each Time Zone is one hour apart from east to west. That means a three-hour gap between New York and Los Angeles on the same calendar day. UTC is always displayed as a 24-hour clock. NIST promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. This interactive US time zones map displays all time zones across the United States and its territories. Hover over any state to see its time zone information and current UTC offset. There are four time zones used in the contiguous U.S.: Pacific Time Zone, Mountain Time Zone, Central Time Zone, Eastern Time zone. Alaska and Hawaii have their own time zones, there are five more of them comprising different U.S. territories. Easily check current local times across the US with our simple time zone map. Stay connected with friends, colleagues, and clients nationwide. How Many Time Zones Are There in the US? There are 9 time zones by law in the USA and its dependencies. However, adding the time zones of 2 uninhabited US territories, Howland Island and Baker Island, brings the total count to 11 time zones. The contiguous US has 4 standard time zones. Exact time now, time zone, time difference, sunrise/sunset time and key facts for United States.