Time In Cincinnati: What You Need To Know

As of January 22, 2025, the local time in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, is 9:57 am. The city is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST), which is 5 hours behind Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Daylight Saving Time (DST) will begin on March 9, 2025, when clocks will move forward by 1 hour.

Time zone in Cincinnati

The time zone in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, is Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) when daylight saving time is being observed (from early March to early November). On Sunday 9 March 2025, clocks will be set forward one hour from 2 am to 3 am local time. On Sunday 2 November 2025, clocks will be set back one hour from 2 am to 1 am local time.

Cincinnati is in the UTC/GMT -5 hours time zone.

Time difference to other cities

Cincinnati, Ohio, is in the Eastern Time Zone (ET) in the United States, also known as Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) when daylight saving time is being observed. This is UTC/GMT -5 hours.

• London, UK – London is 5 hours ahead of Cincinnati during the UK winter and 6 hours ahead during the UK summer.
• Berlin, Germany – Berlin is 6 hours ahead of Cincinnati all year round, observing Central European Time (or Central European Summer Time during the summer).
• New Delhi, India – New Delhi is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Cincinnati, observing Indian Standard Time all year round.
• Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of Cincinnati, observing Japan Standard Time all year round.
• Sydney, Australia – Sydney is 16 hours ahead of Cincinnati during Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) and 14 hours ahead during Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

Sunrise and sunset times

On 22 January 2025, the sun rose at 7:51 am and set at 5:47 pm in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The sun will rise at 7:55 am and set at 5:40 pm on 25 January 2025. Cincinnati is in the Eastern Time Zone, observing Eastern Standard Time (EST) without daylight savings and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) when daylight savings is observed.

The length of the day in Cincinnati is slowly increasing. In January 2025, the day length typically falls between 9 hours, 40 minutes and 9 hours, 56 minutes. The longest day in January 2025 will be the 31st, with 9 hours, 59 minutes of daylight.

You can find sunrise and sunset times for Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States, for January, February, and March 2025 in calendar form on some websites. These calendars are available for download or print in PDF, Excel, and Word formats.

Date of next time change

The next time change in Cincinnati, Ohio, will take place on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 2:00 am. At this time, clocks will be turned forward by one hour to 3:00 am local daylight time. This event marks the start of daylight saving time in 2025.

Daylight saving time, also known as spring forward or summer time, is a practice observed in most states across the USA. It involves advancing clocks by one hour from standard time in the spring or summer months, with the goal of making better use of daylight and conserving energy.

In Cincinnati, the time will shift from Eastern Standard Time (EST) to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) during this period. This change results in an extra hour of daylight in the evenings, while the sun rises and sets an hour later than the day before.

The corresponding change back to standard time will occur on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at 2:00 am. Clocks will be turned backward by one hour to 1:00 am local standard time, marking the end of daylight saving time for the year.

Time change dates in 2025

As of January 2025, Cincinnati, Ohio, is in the Eastern Standard Time (EST) zone. The next time change in Cincinnati will be on Sunday, March 9, 2025, when the clocks will move forward by one hour at 2:00 am to mark the start of Daylight Saving Time (DST). DST will end on Sunday, November 2, 2025, when the clocks will move back by one hour at 2:00 am, returning Cincinnati to the Eastern Standard Time zone.

Daylight Saving Time, or DST, is a system to reduce energy consumption by making better use of the daylight in summer months. During DST, also known as summer time or spring forward, clocks are moved forward by one hour, which means there is more daylight in the evening, but less in the morning. When DST ends, also known as winter time or fall back, clocks are moved back by one hour, resulting in more daylight in the morning and less in the evening.

The dates and times of DST changes can vary from year to year, and they are determined by each country or region's specific time zone rules. In the case of Cincinnati, the DST period typically begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November.

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