Current Time in Edmonton
Local time, UTC offset and daylight saving dates for the
America/Edmonton time zone, plus a timestamp converter already set to it.
Current local time in Edmonton
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| IANA identifier | America/Edmonton |
|---|---|
| Current UTC offset | UTC-06:00 |
| Abbreviation | MDT |
| Full name | Mountain Daylight Time |
| Region | America |
| Observes DST | Yes |
| Standard offset | UTC-07:00 |
| Daylight offset | UTC-06:00 |
| Unix timestamp now | — |
Convert a timestamp to Edmonton time
The output zone below is preset to America/Edmonton, with daylight
saving applied for whichever date you convert.
Unix timestamp to date
Auto-detect reads the magnitude: 10 digits are seconds, 13 milliseconds, 16 microseconds, 19 nanoseconds.
| Your local time | — |
|---|---|
| Selected time zone | — |
| UTC / GMT | — |
| ISO 8601 | — |
| RFC 2822 | — |
| Relative | — |
| Day of week | — |
| Day of year / week | — |
Daylight saving time in Edmonton
This zone shifts its clocks twice a year, so its offset from UTC depends on the date. In 2026 the transitions fall at:
| Transition | Local time in Edmonton | Offset after |
|---|---|---|
| Clocks go forward | Sunday, 08 March 2026 at 03:00:00 GMT-6 | UTC-06:00 |
| Clocks go back | Sunday, 01 November 2026 at 01:00:00 GMT-7 | UTC-07:00 |
Around the forward transition an hour of local time does not exist, and around the backward transition an hour occurs twice. Any job scheduled at a wall-clock time inside those windows will be skipped or run twice — the reason recurring work should be scheduled in UTC. See daylight saving bugs.
Converting timestamps for this zone in code
Always pass the IANA identifier America/Edmonton rather than a numeric
offset. The identifier carries the zone's entire history of offset and
daylight saving changes, so a timestamp from any year converts correctly; a
hard-coded offset is only right until the next rule change.
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.fromtimestamp(1710050400, ZoneInfo("America/Edmonton"))
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'America/Edmonton',
dateStyle: 'full', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date(1710050400 * 1000));
<?php // PHP
(new DateTimeImmutable("@1710050400"))->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone("America/Edmonton")); More languages on the code examples pages.
Other time zones in America
- AdakAmerica/Adak
- AnchorageAmerica/Anchorage
- AnguillaAmerica/Anguilla
- AntiguaAmerica/Antigua
- AraguainaAmerica/Araguaina
- Buenos AiresAmerica/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- CatamarcaAmerica/Argentina/Catamarca
- CordobaAmerica/Argentina/Cordoba
- JujuyAmerica/Argentina/Jujuy
- La RiojaAmerica/Argentina/La_Rioja
- MendozaAmerica/Argentina/Mendoza
- Rio GallegosAmerica/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
- SaltaAmerica/Argentina/Salta
- San JuanAmerica/Argentina/San_Juan
- San LuisAmerica/Argentina/San_Luis
- TucumanAmerica/Argentina/Tucuman
- UshuaiaAmerica/Argentina/Ushuaia
- ArubaAmerica/Aruba
- AsuncionAmerica/Asuncion
- BahiaAmerica/Bahia
- Bahia BanderasAmerica/Bahia_Banderas
- BarbadosAmerica/Barbados
- BelemAmerica/Belem
- BelizeAmerica/Belize
Frequently asked questions
What is the current time in Edmonton?
The clock above shows the current time in the America/Edmonton time zone, updating every second from your own device clock. Edmonton is currently UTC-06:00 (MDT).
What is the UTC offset for America/Edmonton?
Edmonton uses UTC-07:00 during standard time and UTC-06:00 during daylight saving time. Right now it is UTC-06:00.
Does Edmonton observe daylight saving time?
Yes. In 2026, daylight saving begins on Sunday, 08 March 2026 at 03:00:00 GMT-6 and ends on Sunday, 01 November 2026 at 01:00:00 GMT-7. Because of this, converting a timestamp for this zone requires knowing the date, not just the zone.
How do I convert a Unix timestamp to Edmonton time?
Paste the timestamp into the converter on this page — the output zone is already set to America/Edmonton. In code, pass the IANA identifier America/Edmonton to your language's time zone function rather than hard-coding an offset, so daylight saving is handled for you.