UTC Offset
UTC-04:00
Current time in Wake Forest, United States
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-05:00 in winter, UTC-04:00 in summer.
Current time in Wake Forest, United States
02:48 54
IANA time zone
America/New_York
Daylight saving
DST in effect
EST / EDT
Next DST change
November 1
backward -1h
Quick answer
The current local time in Wake Forest, United States is 02:48 (EDT), which is UTC-04:00.
Wake Forest is in United States, located at 35.980, -78.510.
The current time zone for Wake Forest is EDT, whose offset is UTC-04:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is America/New_York.
The next daylight saving transition is November 1, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
Timezone in Wake Forest
Eastern Standard Time (EST)
IANA time zone:
America/New_York During winter
EST
Eastern Standard Time
UTC-05:00
Currently active
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
UTC-04:00
Daylight in Wake Forest today
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Sunset
Day length
14h 36m
Wake Forest, United States
- Country
- United States
- ISO code
- US
- Coordinates
- 35.9799° N, 78.5097° W
- IANA zone
- America/New_York
- Population
- 38,199
- Elevation
- 119 m
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Wake Forest on the map · time zone
Wake Forest, United States
- Local time02:48
- UTC offsetUTC-04:00
- Time zoneAmerica/New_York
- StatusDaylight saving
- Coordinates
- 35.98°, -78.51°
World clock
Compared with Wake Forest
Daylight saving time in Wake Forest
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 Wake Forest.
- 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 Wake Forest, here are the local times elsewhere.
| Wake Forest | 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 Wake Forest, United States is 02:48 (EDT). Wake Forest uses the America/New_York time zone, which is UTC-04:00.
Wake Forest uses EST (UTC-05:00) in winter and switches to EDT (UTC-04:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is America/New_York.
Yes. The next daylight saving transition in Wake Forest is on November 1, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Wake Forest is America/New_York. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.
It is currently AM in Wake Forest. The local time is 02:48 (EDT).
Wake Forest 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 Wake Forest is on November 1, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.
Wake Forest is currently the same time as New York.