Current time in Phoenix

Phoenix, United States · America/Phoenix

Saturday

08:53:29

Saturday, 24 October 2026

8:53:29 AM · MST · UTC-07:00

Timezone details

  • City: Phoenix
  • Country: United States
  • IANA timezone: America/Phoenix
  • UTC/GMT offset: UTC-07:00
  • Abbreviation: MST
  • Daylight saving: No, DST is not active now.
  • Difference from UTC: 7 hours behind UTC
  • Region: Mountain Time (no DST)

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Sunrise: 6:39 AM · Sunset: 5:45 PM

24-hour timeline

Blue: 09:00–17:00 Orange: evening Grey: night Outlined/dark: current hour (08:00)

Typical business hours

Many offices in Phoenix keep weekday hours around 09:00–17:00 local time. That is a general planning range, not a claim about a specific employer. On the 24-hour bar, those hours are marked as working hours.

If you are calling from another timezone, compare Phoenix with another city and use the overlapping 09:00–17:00 helper.

How this time is calculated

The server converts the current UTC instant into America/Phoenix using PHP’s DateTimeZone database. The offset UTC-07:00 and DST flag are taken from that instant, so March and November transitions are included automatically. JavaScript then keeps the displayed clock ticking in the same zone.

Last calculated: 2026-10-24 15:53:29 UTC. Review timezone rules if your operating system tzdata is outdated.

About time in Phoenix

Phoenix uses America/Phoenix and generally does not switch for daylight saving. In summer it can match Pacific Daylight Time while remaining on MST.

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Frequently asked questions

The current time in Phoenix is shown at the top of this page and updates every second. It is calculated from the IANA timezone America/Phoenix.

Phoenix uses the IANA timezone identifier America/Phoenix. The current abbreviation is MST with an offset of UTC-07:00.

No, daylight saving time is not currently active. The offset is taken from PHP’s timezone database for this exact date, not from a fixed UTC value.

Phoenix is currently 7 hours behind UTC.

Not necessarily. Open the United States page to see whether that country uses more than one timezone.