Time in the Bahamas
12:12 am
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
All of the Bahamas keeps Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), UTC-4. Night in Nassau. Sunrise at 7:10 am.
Time zone
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), UTC-4. America/Nassau
Daylight saving
Yes. The Bahamas is on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer. On Sunday, November 1, 2026, the Bahamas turns its clocks back an hour, to UTC-5. The Bahamas is on daylight saving time (EDT) until Sunday, November 1, 2026, when clocks go back an hour.
Next clock change
On Sunday, November 1, 2026, the Bahamas turns its clocks back an hour, to UTC-5. Places that don’t change their clocks
Sun in Nassau
Sunrise 7:10 am, sunset 6:38 pm: 11 h 28 min of daylight. Time in Nassau
Questions
What time zone is the Bahamas in?
The Bahamas is on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), UTC-4, all of it. Its zone in the time zone database is America/Nassau.
Does the Bahamas use daylight saving time?
Yes. The Bahamas is on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer. On Sunday, November 1, 2026, the Bahamas turns its clocks back an hour, to UTC-5.
What time is it in Nassau, the capital?
It’s 12:12 am on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in Nassau. Sunrise 7:10 am, sunset 6:38 pm: 11 h 28 min of daylight.