West Ghent in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.8710, -76.3049
- Elevation
- 3 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 234 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in West Ghent, Virginia, United States
Get the current local time in West Ghent, Virginia, United States, a location in the America/New_York time zone (−4).
West Ghent, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in West Ghent
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in West Ghent, Virginia.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:52 PM Sunset 6:28 PM Daylight 11 h 12 min Night 12 h 48 min Civil twilight 6:49 AM – 6:54 PM
Weather in West Ghent right now
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West Ghent and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 23507 Norfolk — 0.8 km away
- 23517 Norfolk — 0.9 km away
- 23508 Norfolk — 1.7 km away
- 23510 Norfolk — 2.5 km away
- 23514 Norfolk — 3.2 km away
- 23504 Norfolk — 3.5 km away
- 23708 Portsmouth — 4.0 km away
- 23509 Norfolk — 4.0 km away
- 23709 Portsmouth — 4.5 km away
- 23705 Portsmouth — 4.5 km away
- 23704 Portsmouth — 4.7 km away
- 23707 Portsmouth — 5.2 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 Virginia
- Virginia Beach 454 808
- Norfolk 238 005
- Chesapeake 235 429
- Richmond 226 610
- Arlington 207 627
- Newport News 186 247
Other places named West Ghent
- West Ghent New York, 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
- Ghent — 1.0 km
- Alantic City — 1.6 km
- East Haven — 3.2 km
- Port Norfolk — 3.7 km
- Norfolk — 4.4 km
- Meadowbrook — 4.7 km
About the time in West Ghent
Time in West Ghent runs on America/New_York, which is UTC−4. Does daylight saving time apply here? Yes.
In West Ghent the sun rises today at 7:15 AM and sets again at 6:28 PM. Daylight fills 11 h 12 min of the day.
The local time of West Ghent is shared by neighbouring Ghent and Alantic City.
Mail delivery in West Ghent relies on 12 postal codes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains West Ghent?
- West Ghent is in America/New_York, which has an offset of −4.
- Are seasonal time changes observed in West Ghent?
- Yes.
- When does the sun come up in West Ghent?
- Sunrise in West Ghent is at 7:15 AM.