Current Time in Georgia (US State)

Eastern Time (ET) · EST (UTC−5) in winter · EDT (UTC−4) during Daylight Saving Time · Atlanta hub

Current Time in Georgia (US State)
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EST · UTC-5Eastern TimeThe Peach State

Georgia Time Facts

Time Zone
ET — Eastern Time (UTC-5/UTC-4)
DST Rule
2nd Sunday Mar → 1st Sunday Nov
IANA Identifier
America/New_York
Population
~10.9 million — 8th largest US state
ATL Airport
World's busiest (93M+ passengers/year)
Famous For
Atlanta, Coca-Cola, peaches, CNN, MLK

Atlanta — The South's Capital on Eastern Time

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has been the world's busiest airport for over two decades — 93+ million passengers annually. Its ET location makes it the ideal domestic connection hub: flights to both coasts are manageable same-day roundtrips. Delta Air Lines, headquartered here, schedules its global network around Atlanta time.

Atlanta is the corporate capital of the Southeast: Coca-Cola, Home Depot, UPS, Delta, Southern Company, and NCR all headquarter here. The city is also the center of Black culture and business in America — home to Morehouse, Spelman, Clark Atlanta (the largest HBCU cluster), and the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.

CNN was founded in Atlanta in 1980 — the world's first 24-hour news network. Its headquarters at CNN Center operates on ET, and the 24-hour news cycle concept was born from the idea that news doesn't follow timezones.

Major Georgia Cities — All on ET

Atlanta
Pop. 500K
6M metro, Delta hub, Coca-Cola HQ
Augusta
Pop. 200K
The Masters golf, Army cyber command
Savannah
Pop. 150K
Historic district, port city, SCAD
Columbus
Pop. 200K
Fort Moore (Benning), Chattahoochee
Macon
Pop. 155K
Cherry blossoms, music heritage
Athens
Pop. 130K
UGA, music scene (R.E.M., B-52s)

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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Time zone data powered by the IANA Time Zone Database. Georgia (US): America/New_York (EST UTC−5 / EDT UTC−4). Not to be confused with the country of Georgia (GET UTC+4).