Current Local Time in Tampa

United States America/New_York EDT UTC-4 Daylight saving time

7:29:46 AM

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Daytime UTC-4 (-04:00)

Static values shown for Aug 2, 7:29 AM; your browser updates them to the current second.

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UTC-4

UTC-5 standard / UTC-4 summer

Abbreviation

EDT

EST / EDT

Daylight saving

Daylight saving time

Next change November 1, 2026

IANA time zone

America/New_York

United States · North America

Tampa time zone

Local time in Tampa alternates between UTC-5 (EST) and UTC-4 (EDT). In 2026 the switch to EDT happens on March 8, 2026 and the return to EST on November 1, 2026. Any offset quoted for Tampa without a date is only right for part of the year.

IANA time zone: America/New_York
Offset in standard time: UTC-5 (EST)
Offset in daylight saving time: UTC-4 (EDT)
Daylight saving starts (2026): March 8, 2026 at 03:00
Daylight saving ends (2026): November 1, 2026 at 01:00
Most recent clock change: March 8, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 EST to 03:00 EDT
Next clock change: November 1, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 02:00 EDT to 01:00 EST
When it is 12:00 UTC: 7:00 AM in January · 8:00 AM in July

Clock changes in Tampa, 2026–2028

Full record for Tampa → ten years back and ten forward, with each year's DST window.

Every scheduled clock change for America/New_York, computed from the IANA time zone database. Local times are the wall-clock readings in Tampa.
Date	Change	Local time	Offset after	Then called
March 8, 2026	Forward 60 min	01:59 → 03:00	UTC-04:00	EDT (DST)
November 1, 2026	Back 60 min	01:59 → 01:00	UTC-05:00	EST (standard)
March 14, 2027	Forward 60 min	01:59 → 03:00	UTC-04:00	EDT (DST)
November 7, 2027	Back 60 min	01:59 → 01:00	UTC-05:00	EST (standard)
March 12, 2028	Forward 60 min	01:59 → 03:00	UTC-04:00	EDT (DST)
November 5, 2028	Back 60 min	01:59 → 01:00	UTC-05:00	EST (standard)

Sun and moon in Tampa

Computed for 27.9506°, -82.4572° on August 2, 2026.

Sunrise

6:53 AM

Sunset

8:18 PM

Day length

13h 26m

−1m 14s vs yesterday

Solar noon

1:36 PM

Sun at its highest

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

Twilight phases in Tampa on August 2, 2026.
Phase	Morning	Evening	Sun's altitude
Astronomical twilight	5:26 AM	9:45 PM	−18° to −12°
Nautical twilight	5:57 AM	9:14 PM	−12° to −6°
Civil twilight	6:28 AM	8:44 PM	−6° to −0.833°
Sunrise / sunset	6:53 AM	8:18 PM	−0.833° (upper limb at the horizon)

Across 2026, daylight in Tampa runs from about 10h 22m at the shortest day to 13h 55m at the longest.

Moon

Waning gibbous

80% illuminated · 19.1 days into the cycle · waning

Moonrise: 10:43 PM
Moonset: 10:30 AM
Next full moon: Aug 28, 12:19 AM
Next new moon: Aug 12, 1:38 PM

Sun and moon figures are computed locally from standard astronomical series (NOAA solar equations and Meeus' lunar terms) — accurate to about a minute at mid latitudes, and less near the poles where the sun crosses the horizon at a shallow angle.

Weather in Tampa

Time difference between Tampa and other cities

Differences are computed from each city's own zone rules, so pairs whose clocks change on different dates show more than one value across the year.

Local time in each city at the same instant, relative to Tampa.
City	Local time	Difference	Across the year
Los Angeles United States	4:29 AM	−3h	Varies: −3h / −4h / −2h
Sao Paulo Brazil	8:29 AM	+1h	Varies: +1h / +2h
London United Kingdom	12:29 PM	+5h	Varies: +5h / +4h
Tel Aviv Israel	2:29 PM	+7h	Varies: +7h / +6h
Cairo Egypt	2:29 PM	+7h	Varies: +7h / +6h
Mumbai India	4:59 PM	+9:30h	Varies: +9:30h / +10:30h
Sydney Australia	9:29 PM	+14h	Varies: +14h / +16h / +15h
Chicago United States	6:29 AM	−1h	Varies: −1h / −2h / ±0h

Tampa at a glance

Country: United States
Region: North America
Coordinates: 27.9506° N, 82.4572° W
IANA time zone: America/New_York
Currency: USD
Language: English
Usual clock notation: 12-hour

Only fields we can source are listed; nothing on this page is estimated. Sources are in data sources .

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What time is it in Tampa right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Tampa, United States, updated every second from your device's clock and converted with the America/New_York time zone rules. Tampa currently runs at UTC-4 (EDT), and switches between UTC-5 and UTC-4 across the year.

What time zone is Tampa in?

Tampa uses the IANA time zone America/New_York, written as EST in standard time and EDT while daylight saving time is in force. Every time on this page is computed from that zone rather than from a stored offset, so it follows the rules currently published in the time zone database.

What is the UTC offset in Tampa?

Tampa has two offsets. It runs at UTC-5 during standard time and at UTC-4 during daylight saving time, which is why a single fixed offset for Tampa is always wrong for part of the year. In 2026 the daylight saving period runs from March 8, 2026 to November 1, 2026.

Does Tampa observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Tampa changes its clocks twice in 2026: March 8, 2026 — clocks go forward 1 hour, from 02:00 EST to 03:00 EDT; November 1, 2026 — clocks go back 1 hour, from 02:00 EDT to 01:00 EST. Time differences with other places therefore shift during the year.

What is the time difference between Tampa and Los Angeles?

For most of 2026, Los Angeles is 3 hours behind Tampa. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 4 hours (Los Angeles behind Tampa) from March 8 – March 8; the gap is 2 hours (Los Angeles behind Tampa) from November 1 – November 1.

What is the time difference between Tampa and Sao Paulo?

For most of 2026, Sao Paulo is 1 hour ahead of Tampa. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 2 hours (Sao Paulo ahead of Tampa) from December 31 – March 8 and November 1 – December 31.

What is the time difference between Tampa and London?

For most of 2026, London is 5 hours ahead of Tampa. Because the two places change their clocks on different dates, the gap is 4 hours (London ahead of Tampa) from March 8 – March 28 and October 24 – November 1.

How long is the day in Tampa?

Day length in Tampa ranges from about 10h 22m at the shortest day of 2026 to about 13h 55m at the longest. The sunrise and sunset section on this page shows today's figures for latitude 27.95°, longitude -82.46°.

Current Local Time in Tampa

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Clock changes in Tampa, 2026–2028

Sun and moon in Tampa

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Time difference between Tampa and other cities

Tampa at a glance

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