Rensselaer County in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.7110, -73.5097
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 518 km away
What time is it in Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Below is the local time in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, kept in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Rensselaer County, United States
Sunday, 8 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Rensselaer County
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Rensselaer County, New York.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:38 AM Solar noon 11:39 AM Sunset 4:40 PM Daylight 10 h 02 min Night 13 h 58 min Civil twilight 6:08 AM – 5:10 PM
Weather in Rensselaer County right now
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Rensselaer County and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12140 Poestenkill — 4.8 km away
- 12052 Cropseyville — 6.9 km away
- 12153 Sand Lake — 8.2 km away
- 12082 Grafton — 8.6 km away
- 12018 Averill Park — 8.9 km away
- 12196 West Sand Lake — 11.6 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 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
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
- East Poestenkill — 3.4 km
- Barberville — 4.0 km
- Poestenkill — 5.0 km
- Brunswick — 5.1 km
- Cropseyville — 5.7 km
- Bucks Corner — 6.5 km
Time and daylight in Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County takes in 6 postal codes.
Rensselaer County marks time with America/New_York at an offset of UTC−5. Does the area change clocks seasonally? No.
Today's sun rises in Rensselaer County at 6:38 AM, then sets at 4:40 PM. The day offers 10 h 02 min of daylight.
Rensselaer County and its neighbours East Poestenkill and Barberville keep one clock.
Questions and answers
- Is Rensselaer County in a specific time zone?
- Yes, Rensselaer County is in the America/New_York time zone, with an offset of −5.
- Does Rensselaer County stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in Rensselaer County: No.
- Can you tell me the sunrise time in Rensselaer County?
- In Rensselaer County the sun rises at 6:38 AM.