What time is it in Georgia (US state) right now?
Georgia uses Eastern Time — EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) during Daylight Saving Time. All cities — Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, and Athens — are on the same time zone. The live clock above shows the current time in Georgia.
What time zone is Georgia (the US state) in?
Georgia (the US state) is in the Eastern Time Zone — EST (UTC−5) in winter, EDT (UTC−4) during Daylight Saving Time. The IANA identifier is America/New_York. This page covers the US state of Georgia. The country of Georgia (in the Caucasus) uses Georgia Standard Time (GET, UTC+4) and is a separate location.
What is the time difference between Georgia (US state) and California?
Atlanta (Eastern Time) is always 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles (Pacific Time). When it is 9:00 AM in Los Angeles, it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Atlanta. Both states switch to Daylight Saving Time on the same dates, so the 3-hour gap is constant year-round.
What is the time difference between Georgia and Chicago?
Atlanta (Eastern Time) is always 1 hour ahead of Chicago (Central Time). When it is 9:00 AM in Chicago, it is 10:00 AM in Atlanta. Both switch clocks on the same dates, so this 1-hour gap is constant year-round.
Does Georgia observe Daylight Saving Time?
Yes. Georgia observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks spring forward 1 hour on the second Sunday of March and fall back on the first Sunday of November. Georgia follows standard US federal Daylight Saving Time rules.
What time zone is Atlanta in?
Atlanta is in the Eastern Time Zone — EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) during Daylight Saving Time. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL), the world's busiest airport, publishes all flight times in Eastern Time. The IANA identifier for Atlanta is America/New_York.
What is the time difference between Georgia (US) and the UK?
Atlanta (EST, UTC−5) is 5 hours behind London (GMT, UTC+0) in winter. During both US and UK summer time, Atlanta (EDT, UTC−4) is typically 5–6 hours behind London (BST, UTC+1), with a brief ±1 hour variation during the transition windows when the two countries change clocks on different dates each spring and autumn.