UTC Offset
UTC-04:00
Current time in Fort Wayne, United States
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-05:00 in winter, UTC-04:00 in summer.
Current time in Fort Wayne, United States
00:34 24
IANA time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Daylight saving
DST in effect
EST / EDT
Next DST change
November 1
backward -1h
Quick answer
The current local time in Fort Wayne, United States is 00:34 (EDT), which is UTC-04:00.
Fort Wayne is in United States, located at 41.131, -85.129.
The current time zone for Fort Wayne is EDT, whose offset is UTC-04:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
The next daylight saving transition is November 1, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
Timezone in Fort Wayne
Eastern Standard Time (EST)
IANA time zone:
America/Indiana/Indianapolis During winter
EST
Eastern Standard Time
UTC-05:00
Currently active
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
UTC-04:00
Daylight in Fort Wayne today
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Sunset
Day length
15h 08m
Fort Wayne, United States
- Country
- United States
- ISO code
- US
- Coordinates
- 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W
- IANA zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Population
- 260,326
- Elevation
- 247 m
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Fort Wayne on the map · time zone
Fort Wayne, United States
- Local time00:34
- UTC offsetUTC-04:00
- Time zoneAmerica/Indiana/Indianapolis
- StatusDaylight saving
- Coordinates
- 41.13°, -85.13°
World clock
Compared with Fort Wayne
Daylight saving time in Fort Wayne
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-05:00 in winter, UTC-04:00 in summer.
Next DST change November 1, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h
DST schedule — recent & upcoming years
Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Fort Wayne.
- 2025DST start (spring forward)Mar 9, 2025,DST end (fall back)Nov 2, 2025,
- 2026DST start (spring forward)Mar 8, 2026,DST end (fall back)Nov 1, 2026,
- 2027DST start (spring forward)Mar 14, 2027,DST end (fall back)Nov 7, 2027,
- 2028DST start (spring forward)Mar 12, 2028,DST end (fall back)Nov 5, 2028,
| Year | DST start (spring forward) | DST end (fall back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 9, 2025, | Nov 2, 2025, |
| 2026 | Mar 8, 2026, | Nov 1, 2026, |
| 2027 | Mar 14, 2027, | Nov 7, 2027, |
| 2028 | Mar 12, 2028, | Nov 5, 2028, |
Hour-by-hour conversion
When it's the given hour in Fort Wayne, here are the local times elsewhere.
| Fort Wayne | New York | Mexico City | São Paulo | London | Paris | Berlin | Dubai | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 00:00 | 22:00 -1 | 01:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 09:30 |
| 01:00 | 01:00 | 23:00 -1 | 02:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | 10:30 |
| 02:00 | 02:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 11:30 |
| 03:00 | 03:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | 12:30 |
| 04:00 | 04:00 | 02:00 | 05:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 13:30 |
| 05:00 | 05:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 14:30 |
| 06:00 | 06:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:30 |
| 07:00 | 07:00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 16:30 |
| 08:00 | 08:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 17:30 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 18:30 |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | 08:00 | 11:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| 11:00 | 11:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:30 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 21:30 |
| 13:00 | 13:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 21:00 | 22:30 |
| 14:00 | 14:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 23:30 |
| 15:00 | 15:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | 00:30 +1 |
| 16:00 | 16:00 | 14:00 | 17:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:30 +1 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:30 +1 |
| 18:00 | 18:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 +1 | 00:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 03:30 +1 |
| 19:00 | 19:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 04:30 +1 |
| 20:00 | 20:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:30 +1 |
| 21:00 | 21:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 | 02:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 06:30 +1 |
| 22:00 | 22:00 | 20:00 | 23:00 | 03:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 07:30 +1 |
| 23:00 | 23:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 07:00 +1 | 08:30 +1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
The current local time in Fort Wayne, United States is 00:34 (EDT). Fort Wayne uses the America/Indiana/Indianapolis time zone, which is UTC-04:00.
Fort Wayne uses EST (UTC-05:00) in winter and switches to EDT (UTC-04:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
Yes. The next daylight saving transition in Fort Wayne is on November 1, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Fort Wayne is America/Indiana/Indianapolis. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.
It is currently AM in Fort Wayne. The local time is 00:34 (EDT).
Fort Wayne is UTC-05:00 from UTC during standard time and UTC-04:00 during daylight saving time. It is currently UTC-04:00.
The next daylight saving transition in Fort Wayne is on November 1, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.
Fort Wayne is currently the same time as New York.