Time in Gainesville, Florida, United States

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

What time is it in Gainesville?

The current time in Gainesville is 9:04 am (September 25, 2026). The sun rose at 7:18 am and set at 7:23 pm. The length of the day is 12 hours and 5 minutes. Sunrise tomorrow is at 7:18 am, and sunset is at 7:22 pm.

 

 

Sunrise

7:18 am

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Sunset

7:23 pm

Use the slider above to view the day and night map at different times of the day.

Day–night colors on the map:

 Day

 Civil twilight

 Nautical twilight

 Astronomical twilight

 Night

The next time change in Gainesville

Clocks in Gainesville 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.