Current time in Phoenix
Phoenix is a major city in United States, in Arizona, United States in the Northern America region. The city runs on America/Phoenix (UTC-07:00, MST). With a population of around 1.6M, it is a significant economic and cultural hub, and its local time is frequently needed for scheduling calls, coordinating shipments, and planning travel across North America.
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Phoenix, United States
Timezone
America/Phoenix
UTC offset
UTC-07:00
Standard
MST
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Phoenix for calls, travel, and planning
Phoenix is a major city in United States, in Arizona, United States in the Northern America region. The city runs on America/Phoenix (UTC-07:00, MST). With a population of around 1.6M, it is a significant economic and cultural hub, and its local time is frequently needed for scheduling calls, coordinating shipments, and planning travel across North America.
Use this page when you need the live local time in Phoenix for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 8 hours ahead of Phoenix. New York is currently 3 hours ahead of Phoenix.
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Timezone
America/Phoenix
UTC Offset
UTC-07:00
Abbreviation
MST
DST
Not active
Region
Northern America
Country
United States
State / Area
Arizona
Calling Code
+1
City profile
Useful local details for Phoenix
Phoenix is located in Arizona, United States, in the North America continent. The primary language spoken here is English. The city has a population of approximately 1.6M, ranking it #159 in United States by size. For timezone purposes, Phoenix uses America/Phoenix (UTC-07:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
Travel and calls
Daylight Saving Time
Phoenix does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC-07:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Phoenix does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
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Planning calls with Phoenix
For work calls, the standard business window in Phoenix is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM MST. If the other party is in a distant timezone, verify the exact date before sending a calendar invite daylight saving transitions can shift the overlap by an hour without warning.
Local planning notes
Use for meetings
Check Phoenix local time before inviting people across Northern America or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Phoenix uses USD and the calling code for United States is +1. Languages spoken here include English. The city has a population of around 1.6M, making it a major regional hub for timezone planning in Northern America.
Use for daylight saving
Phoenix does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC-07:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
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Cities Sharing America/Phoenix
Tucson, Mesa share the America/Phoenix timezone with Phoenix. These cities have the same current offset and follow the same daylight saving schedule, so they are useful alternatives when comparing local time across the region.
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