Inagua, Bahamas
Inagua keeps Eastern Time, observing UTC−5 in standard time and UTC−4 in daylight saving time. Check the page clock for the district’s current local hour and use the dated sunrise value for plans around Great Inagua.
Matthew Town, Bahamas
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/Nassau
Time and sun data for Matthew Town — the largest city of Inagua
The sun in Matthew Town
Sunrise 06:40 Solar noon 12:55 Sunset 19:10 Daylight 12 h 29 min Night 11 h 31 min Civil twilight 06:18 – 19:32
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Current time in Inagua, Bahamas
The time shown is the civil time currently used in Inagua. It is appropriate for local calls, transport details, work schedules, and accommodation arrangements. Because the page includes the local date, it also clarifies whether Inagua has already entered a new day.
Although Inagua lies in the southern Bahamas, it does not use a separate southern-island time. It follows the same Eastern Time practice as Nassau: EST at UTC−5 during standard time and EDT at UTC−4 during daylight saving time.
Remoteness changes the journey to Inagua; it does not persuade the clock to invent another time zone.
Matthew Town and the Inagua district
The district includes Great Inagua and Little Inagua. Matthew Town, on Great Inagua, is the principal settlement and the usual populated-place reference for local services and time. Describing a list of “largest cities” would be misleading here because the district is not an urban network; Matthew Town is the central community.
Great Inagua and Little Inagua share the same official time. No clock adjustment is needed when moving between them or travelling from another Bahamian district. The practical challenges of distance and transport are separate from time-zone conversion.
Principal settlement: Matthew Town. Main inhabited island: Great Inagua. District island also included: Little Inagua. Official zone: Eastern Time.
UTC offsets and the Inagua sunrise
Inagua’s UTC offset changes seasonally, so international time comparisons need a date. A person who is normally one hour ahead or behind may not retain that difference throughout the year if the other location follows a different daylight-saving policy.
Sunrise calculations are likewise date-specific. Inagua’s more southerly latitude gives it a daylight pattern that should not simply be copied from a northern Bahamian island, even though both use the same clock. Longitude and the observer’s exact position also influence the reported minute.
The sunrise entry identifies the calculated horizon crossing, not the first hint of daylight. Dawn precedes it, and the sky brightens gradually. An open coastal view can reveal the Sun close to the calculated moment, whereas terrain, vegetation, structures, or clouds may prevent a direct view. Anyone planning fieldwork, boating, or photography should allow time before the listed sunrise and consider current weather separately.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is Inagua in?
- Inagua is in Eastern Time and follows the same seasonal clock pattern as Nassau.
- What is Inagua’s principal settlement?
- Matthew Town on Great Inagua is the district’s principal settlement.
- Does Little Inagua use another time?
- No. The islands within the Inagua district share one official time zone.