Rutgers in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.4882, -74.4107
- Elevation
- 9 m above sea level
- Region
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 286 km away
What time is it in Rutgers, New Jersey, United States
Find out what time it is now in Rutgers, New Jersey, United States — the local clock runs on America/New_York (−5).
Rutgers, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Rutgers
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Rutgers keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:36 AM Solar noon 11:42 AM Sunset 4:49 PM Daylight 10 h 14 min Night 13 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:07 AM – 5:18 PM
Weather in Rutgers right now
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Rutgers and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 08904 Highland Park — 1.8 km away
- 08901 New Brunswick — 3.2 km away
- 08817 Edison — 3.4 km away
- 08906 New Brunswick — 3.5 km away
- 08933 New Brunswick — 3.5 km away
- 08899 Edison — 3.7 km away
- 08903 New Brunswick — 4.1 km away
- 08850 Milltown — 4.9 km away
- 08882 South River — 5.5 km away
- 08872 Sayreville — 6.2 km away
- 08818 Edison — 6.5 km away
- 08855 Piscataway — 6.5 km away
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 New Jersey
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
- Lawrence Brook Manor — 1.8 km
- Greensand — 2.0 km
- Haven Homes — 2.4 km
- Lindenau — 3.0 km
- Edison — 3.4 km
- Lahiere — 3.5 km
About the time in Rutgers
Lawrence Brook Manor and Greensand sit close to Rutgers and run on the same clock.
Postal codes valid in Rutgers number 12.
Time in Rutgers follows the zone America/New_York, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock shift: No.
Today's daylight in Rutgers begins at 6:36 AM and finishes at 4:49 PM. The total is 10 h 14 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Rutgers?
- Use America/New_York for Rutgers; its offset is −5.
- Does Rutgers apply a daylight saving adjustment?
- No.
- What time does the day start in Rutgers?
- The sun rises at 6:36 AM.