Shields in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.5701, -75.8535
- Elevation
- 8 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 180 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Shields, Virginia, United States
This page shows local time in Shields, Virginia, United States as of this moment, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Shields, United States
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Shields
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Shields.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:39 AM Solar noon 11:49 AM Sunset 4:58 PM Daylight 10 h 19 min Night 13 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:11 AM – 5:26 PM
Weather in Shields right now
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Shields and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 58569
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 Shields
- Shields Michigan, United States
- Shields Illinois, United States
- Shields Kentucky, United States
- Shields Indiana, United States
- Shields Texas, 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
- Middlesex — 1.8 km
- Craddockville — 1.9 km
- Davis Wharf — 2.9 km
- Highland Heights — 2.9 km
- Belle Haven — 3.4 km
- Middlesex — 4.2 km
About the time in Shields
The same hours are kept in Shields and in nearby Middlesex and Craddockville.
There is 1 postal code assigned to Shields.
The zone name for Shields is America/New_York and the offset is UTC−5. Daylight saving time: No.
Shields has sunrise at 6:39 AM today and sunset at 4:58 PM. Light holds for 10 h 19 min.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Shields labeled?
- The time zone for Shields is labeled America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does the local time in Shields include a summer time period?
- No.
- How early does the sun rise in Shields?
- The first sunlight comes at 6:39 AM.