Canaan in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.0273, -73.3293
- Elevation
- 205 m above sea level
- Population
- 1 212
- Region
- Connecticut
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 469 km away
- Same name
- 54 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Canaan, Connecticut, United States
This page shows local time in Canaan, Connecticut, United States as of this moment, in the America/New_York zone (−4).
Canaan, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Canaan
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Canaan, Connecticut.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:22 AM Solar noon 12:38 PM Sunset 5:54 PM Daylight 10 h 32 min Night 13 h 28 min Civil twilight 6:53 AM – 6:23 PM
Weather in Canaan right now
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Canaan and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03741
- 04924
- 05903
- 06018
- 12029
- 47224
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Connecticut
- Bridgeport 147 629
- New Haven 130 322
- Stamford 128 874
- North Stamford 121 230
- Hartford 121 054
- Waterbury 108 802
Other places named Canaan
- Canaan Maine, United States
- Canaan New Hampshire, United States
- Canaan Vermont, United States
- Canaan Oaxaca, Mexico
- Canaan Indiana, United States
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Wangum Village — 0.8 km
- Weatogue — 2.2 km
- Sodom — 2.8 km
- North Canaan — 3.0 km
- Ashley Falls — 3.2 km
- East Sheffield — 3.3 km
Time and daylight in Canaan
At Canaan the sun clears the horizon at 7:22 AM and sinks again at 5:54 PM. The gap between them is 10 h 32 min.
For nearby Wangum Village and Weatogue, use the time shown for Canaan.
Canaan is mapped by 6 postal codes.
Local timekeeping in Canaan uses America/New_York, equal to UTC−4. Summer clock change: Yes.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone in Canaan listed?
- The time zone in Canaan is listed as America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does Canaan change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Canaan: Yes.
- Which time marks sunrise in Canaan?
- 7:22 AM marks sunrise.