Current time in Bahamas
Bahamas BS
08:25
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
EST UTC−5 Standard time
Time zone facts for Bahamas
- Time zone
- Eastern Standard TimeAmerica/Nassau
- Offset from UTC
- UTC−55 hours behind UTC
- Daylight saving
- Not in effect nowClocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14 March 2027
- Capital
- Nassau
- Continent
- North America
- Local times in use
- 1The whole country shares one time
- Sunrise
- –
- Sunset
- –
- Day length
- –
Where Bahamas is
Cities in Bahamas are marked in red. The dark side of the map is in night right now.
Land in daylightLand at nightCitySun overhead
The sun over Nassau today
The curve is the height of the sun through the day. The dot is where it is now.
Time difference from Bahamas
| City | Time now | Compared with Bahamas |
|---|---|---|
| New York US | 08:25 | Same time |
| London GB | 13:25 | 5 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JP | 22:25 | 14 hours ahead |
| Dubai AE | 17:25 | 9 hours ahead |
| Sydney AU | 00:25 | 16 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles US | 05:25 | 3 hours behind |
| Paris FR | 14:25 | 6 hours ahead |
| Singapore SG | 21:25 | 13 hours ahead |
| New Delhi IN | 18:55 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Hong Kong HK | 21:25 | 13 hours ahead |
| Toronto CA | 08:25 | Same time |
| Berlin DE | 14:25 | 6 hours ahead |
Cities in Bahamas
Questions about time in Bahamas
What time zone is Bahamas in?
Bahamas uses Eastern Standard Time (EST), which is currently UTC−5.
Does Bahamas have daylight saving time?
Yes. The next clock change in Bahamas is on Sunday, 14 March 2027, when clocks go forward by 1 hour to UTC−4.
How far is Bahamas from UTC?
Bahamas is currently 5 hours behind UTC.