Ghent in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.8627, -76.3008
- Elevation
- 3 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 235 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ghent, Virginia, United States
The local time in Ghent, Virginia, United States — in the America/New_York time zone (−5) — is shown on this page.
Ghent, United States
Monday, 9 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Ghent
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Ghent keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:38 AM Solar noon 11:50 AM Sunset 5:02 PM Daylight 10 h 24 min Night 13 h 36 min Civil twilight 6:11 AM – 5:29 PM
Weather in Ghent right now
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Ghent and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 12075
- 25843
- 41045
- 56239
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 Virginia
- Virginia Beach 454 808
- Norfolk 238 005
- Chesapeake 235 429
- Richmond 226 610
- Arlington 207 627
- Newport News 186 247
Other places named Ghent
- Ghent New York, United States
- Ghent West Virginia, United States
- Ghent Minnesota, United States
- Ghent Kentucky, United States
- Ghent Maine, United States
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
- Alantic City — 0.7 km
- Portsmouth — 3.0 km
- Port Norfolk — 3.4 km
- Berkley — 3.8 km
- East Haven — 3.8 km
- Norfolk — 4.7 km
Time and daylight in Ghent
There are 4 postal code zones in Ghent.
Ghent uses the America/New_York time zone with a UTC−5 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: No.
Ghent gets its sunrise at 6:38 AM and its sunset at 5:02 PM today. Daylight lasts a full 10 h 24 min.
Ghent shares one clock with the nearby places Alantic City and Portsmouth.
Questions and answers
- Under which time zone does Ghent fall?
- Ghent falls under America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Ghent adjust its clocks for part of the year?
- No.
- What time is first light in Ghent?
- The sun rises at 6:38 AM.