Schenectady in numbers
- Coordinates
- 42.8142, -73.9396
- Population
- 65 305
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 508 km away
What time is it in Schenectady, New York, United States
Below you can see what the time is in Schenectady, New York, United States now, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Schenectady, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Schenectady
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Schenectady.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:33 AM Solar noon 11:40 AM Sunset 4:47 PM Daylight 10 h 14 min Night 13 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:04 AM – 5:17 PM
Weather in Schenectady right now
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Schenectady and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12301
- 12302
- 12303
- 12304
- 12305
- 12306
- 12307
- 12308
- 12309
- 12325
- 12345
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
- Scotia — 2.4 km
- Steinmetz Homes — 2.6 km
- Coldbrook — 4.0 km
- Rotterdam — 4.0 km
- South Schenectady — 4.0 km
- Schonowe — 4.5 km
Time and daylight in Schenectady
11 postal codes cover the territory of Schenectady.
The zone in force in Schenectady is America/New_York, with an offset of UTC−5. Seasonal change: No.
The sun comes up over Schenectady at 6:33 AM today and drops below the horizon at 4:47 PM. That is 10 h 14 min between the two.
Schenectady, Scotia and Steinmetz Homes all run on one and the same time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is used by Schenectady?
- Schenectady uses the America/New_York time zone, which has an offset of −5.
- Should I expect a daylight saving change in Schenectady?
- No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Schenectady?
- Expect it at 4:47 PM.