The Farrington, Anguilla
The Farrington follows the single local time used throughout Anguilla. Its current clock matches the rest of the island, and the sunrise listing gives a practical date-based reference for planning the beginning of the day.
Farrington, Anguilla
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/Anguilla
Time and sun data for Farrington — the largest city of The Farrington
The sun in Farrington
Sunrise 05:59 Solar noon 12:13 Sunset 18:26 Daylight 12 h 26 min Night 11 h 34 min Civil twilight 05:37 – 18:48
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Current time in The Farrington, Anguilla
The Farrington observes Atlantic Standard Time, represented by the IANA identifier America/Anguilla. Anguilla does not use daylight saving time. Consequently, its local clocks continue on the same civil-time basis rather than changing seasonally.
For island travel, no time arithmetic is required. The Farrington, The Valley, The Quarter, Island Harbour, and Sandy Ground all share one clock. A traveller only needs to consider when to leave and how long the route may take.
Read the on-page clock for an up-to-date local answer. Choose America/Anguilla in scheduling applications. Identify the time zone in invitations sent outside Anguilla. Check future conversions again if an overseas location changes clocks. The definite article belongs in The Farrington’s name; an extra time zone does not.
The Farrington in the Anguilla region
The Farrington is one of Anguilla’s named districts. District names give useful geographic context across the island, but all remain part of the same time jurisdiction. This allows residents and visitors to combine activities in several communities without resetting watches or altering appointment times.
The Valley is Anguilla’s capital and its main administrative reference point. The island also has established population centres such as South Hill, Stoney Ground, The Quarter, Sandy Ground, and Island Harbour. Their precise order by population should not be asserted without a common definition and comparable count, since a district is not necessarily the same statistical unit as a settlement.
Timekeeping avoids that ambiguity. America/Anguilla applies regardless of which local boundary a map uses. A notice expressed in Anguilla local time has the same meaning in The Farrington as it does in the capital.
International arrangements are different because another jurisdiction may alter its clocks. The Farrington does not change, yet the time gap to that place can. Saving the full zone name in a calendar is safer than writing down a fixed difference and assuming it will always remain valid.
Following sunrise in The Farrington
The sunrise time shown for The Farrington belongs to a specified date. It changes over the course of the year as the pattern of daylight changes. This natural variation occurs independently of daylight saving time, which Anguilla does not observe.
A calculated sunrise assumes an idealised horizon and standard atmospheric treatment. The first direct sunlight seen from a particular property or road may be delayed by terrain, trees, buildings, or clouds. An unobstructed observer elsewhere in the district may have a different practical view.
Confirm the sunrise date before planning. Allow time to reach the intended viewing or working location. Remember that morning twilight begins before sunrise. Use current weather information to assess real visibility.
Someone who needs natural light rather than a view of the solar disc may find twilight relevant. Someone photographing the event will generally need to be ready earlier. In both cases, the listed time is a reference point, not the start of preparation.
Questions and answers
- Does The Farrington share time with The Quarter?
- Yes. Both districts use Anguilla’s common local time.
- Does Anguilla move clocks forward for summer?
- No. The territory remains on Atlantic Standard Time throughout the year.
- Is the sunrise listing a weather forecast?
- No. It gives an astronomical time and does not predict clouds, haze, rain, or visibility.