East Grand Bahama, Bahamas
East Grand Bahama follows Eastern Time: UTC−5 during standard time and UTC−4 during daylight saving time. The clock and sunrise information on this page are shown in the region’s local time.
High Rock, Bahamas
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/Nassau
Time and sun data for High Rock — the largest city of East Grand Bahama
The sun in High Rock
Sunrise 06:55 Solar noon 13:14 Sunset 19:32 Daylight 12 h 36 min Night 11 h 24 min Civil twilight 06:32 – 19:55
Bahamas · 7 cities
Largest cities
- High Rock 3 744
- Sweeting Cay 483
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Current time in East Grand Bahama, Bahamas
The displayed clock gives the current local time for East Grand Bahama. It is useful when arranging a call, checking a reservation, planning a journey, or deciding whether a business is likely to be open. The date belongs to the region itself, which matters when the viewer is already on the next or previous calendar day.
East Grand Bahama uses the same civil time as Nassau and the rest of The Bahamas. During the standard-time part of the year, the offset is UTC−5. During daylight saving time, the offset is UTC−4. Because the clock changes seasonally, using the live result is safer than applying a fixed difference throughout the year.
Island time may feel unhurried, but ferries, flights, and phone calls still prefer an exact clock.
Time zone and clock changes
The region observes Eastern Standard Time and Eastern Daylight Time. A seasonal clock change can alter the difference between East Grand Bahama and places that do not change their clocks, or that change them on another date. A familiar time difference may therefore be wrong for part of the year.
For practical planning, start with the local time shown here and compare it with the destination at the intended date. This avoids treating UTC−5 as a permanent offset. Times printed by an airline, accommodation provider, tour operator, or local authority should normally be read as local time unless the notice explicitly names another zone.
Standard-time abbreviation: EST. Standard-time offset: UTC−5. Daylight-time abbreviation: EDT. Daylight-time offset: UTC−4. Regional reference zone: Eastern Time.
Settlements and sunrise across the district
East Grand Bahama occupies the eastern portion of Grand Bahama and includes several separate communities. High Rock is a useful reference point for the district, while Sweeting’s Cay, McLean’s Town, Pelican Point, Freetown, Water Cay, Mather Town, and Smith’s Point also appear among its settlements. These are communities rather than a collection of large incorporated cities, so “largest cities” is best understood here as the district’s principal populated places.
All of them share the same official clock, but sunrise is not perfectly simultaneous at every point. An observer farther east generally encounters dawn slightly earlier than an observer farther west. The difference within one district is usually less important than the daily and seasonal movement of sunrise, yet location still matters when planning photography, boating, fishing, or an early departure.
The sunrise value on this page should be read for the stated location and date. It describes when the Sun crosses the horizon under standard astronomical calculations; clouds, buildings, trees, and the shape of the local horizon can change when sunlight first becomes visible. Dawn also begins before sunrise, so usable outdoor light may arrive earlier than the listed moment.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is East Grand Bahama in?
- It is in Eastern Time, using UTC−5 in standard time and UTC−4 in daylight saving time.
- Does East Grand Bahama have a different time from Freeport?
- No. Both are on Grand Bahama and use the same official time.
- Why does the sunrise time change?
- Sunrise varies with the date and the observer’s position. Weather and the visible horizon can also affect when direct sunlight is first seen.