Albany in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.6664, -73.7987
- Population
- 101 228
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 500 km away
- Same name
- 31 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Albany, New York, United States
The local time of Albany, New York, United States is presented here, in line with the America/New_York zone (−5).
Albany, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Albany
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Albany keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:31 AM Solar noon 11:40 AM Sunset 4:48 PM Daylight 10 h 17 min Night 13 h 43 min Civil twilight 6:02 AM – 5:18 PM
Weather in Albany right now
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Albany and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 05820
- 12201
- 12202
- 12203
- 12204
- 12205
- 12206
- 12207
- 12208
- 12209
- 12210
- 12211
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 York
- New York City 8 804 190
- Brooklyn 2 736 074
- Queens 2 316 841
- Manhattan 1 487 536
- The Bronx 1 385 108
- Staten Island 468 730
Other places named Albany
- Albany Georgia, United States
- Albany Oregon, United States
- Albany Western Australia, Australia
- Albany California, United States
- Albany Auckland, New Zealand
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
- West Albany — 2.5 km
- Roessleville — 3.3 km
- Normansville — 3.6 km
- North Bethlehem — 3.9 km
- Karlsfeld — 4.0 km
- Mckownville — 4.5 km
Local time details for Albany
Albany holds to America/New_York time, which equals UTC−5. Clock adjustment for daylight saving: No.
Today the sun comes up at 6:31 AM in Albany and goes down at 4:48 PM. Daylight measures 10 h 17 min.
The same local time applies in Albany, West Albany and Roessleville.
Addresses in Albany fall under 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Albany use?
- Albany uses America/New_York, which has an offset of −5.
- Does Albany keep the same offset year round, or does it use daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Albany: No.
- When does the sun go down in Albany?
- Sunset in Albany is at 4:48 PM.