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What time is it in Watchung, New Jersey, United States

This is the current time in Watchung, New Jersey, United States, shown for the America/New_York time zone (−5).

Watchung, United States

Saturday, 7 November 2026

UTC−5 · America/New_York

Local time in Watchung

UTC−5 · no daylight saving time

Watchung keeps America/New_York clock_time.

The sun today

Sunrise 6:36 AM Solar noon 11:43 AM Sunset 4:49 PM Daylight 10 h 13 min Night 13 h 47 min Civil twilight 6:07 AM – 5:18 PM

Weather in Watchung right now

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Watchung and its neighbours

Gillette Borough Of Dunellen Borough Of Fanwood Coontown Lyons Garwood Fieldville Watchung
Watchung at 40.6379, -74.4510 with the nearest towns within 11.1 km · open in OpenStreetMap

Postal codes

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.

Watchung in numbers

Coordinates
40.6379, -74.4510
Elevation
54 m above sea level
Population
5 916
Region
New Jersey
Country
United States, North America
Capital
Washington, D.C. — 294 km away

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Local time details for Watchung

The full list of postal codes for Watchung runs to 1.

Hours in Watchung are kept by America/New_York, standing at UTC−5. Daylight saving observed: No.

The day begins at Watchung with sunrise at 6:36 AM and ends with sunset at 4:49 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 13 min.

Nothing changes on the clock between Watchung and neighbouring Gillette or Borough Of Dunellen.

Questions and answers
Which time zone is observed in Watchung?
Watchung observes the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −5.
Does Watchung observe daylight saving time?
No.
At what time is the sun setting in Watchung?
The sun is setting at 4:49 PM.

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