Ghent in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.2640, -79.9734
- Elevation
- 317 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 315 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ghent, Virginia, United States
This page keeps the current time in Ghent, Virginia, United States, according to the America/New_York zone (−5).
Ghent, United States
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Ghent
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Ghent, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:55 AM Solar noon 12:05 PM Sunset 5:15 PM Daylight 10 h 20 min Night 13 h 40 min Civil twilight 6:27 AM – 5:43 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 Virginia, 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
- Lemon Dell — 1.2 km
- Gaymont — 1.5 km
- Janette Land — 2.0 km
- Cobleshaw — 2.8 km
- Roanoke — 2.9 km
- Prospect Valley — 3.1 km
About the time in Ghent
Delivery zones in Ghent are marked by 4 postal codes.
Ghent carries the America/New_York zone, offset UTC−5. Whether daylight saving time is applied: No.
Today's daylight in Ghent begins at 6:55 AM and finishes at 5:15 PM. The total is 10 h 20 min.
The clock reading for Ghent covers nearby Lemon Dell and Gaymont as well.
Questions and answers
- What time zone label is used for Ghent?
- The time zone label used for Ghent is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Ghent?
- Daylight saving time in Ghent: No.
- How early does the sun rise in Ghent?
- The first sunlight comes at 6:55 AM.