Time in Dayton, Ohio, United States

Dayton currently uses Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and the time zone offset is UTC-04:00.

What time is it in Dayton?

The current time in Dayton is 10:02 pm (October 23, 2026). The sun rose at 7:54 am and set at 6:47 pm. The length of the day was 10 hours and 52 minutes. Sunrise tomorrow is at 7:55 am, and sunset is at 6:46 pm.

 

 

Sunrise

7:54 am

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Sunset

6:47 pm

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Day–night colors on the map:

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 Civil twilight

 Nautical twilight

 Astronomical twilight

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The next time change in Dayton

Clocks in Dayton will move back one hour on the first Sunday in November, with the time change taking place at 2 am on Sunday, November 01, 2026.