Time in Kingston, Jamaica | Kingston Now
Friday, 6 November 2026
EST (UTC-05:00)
Time zone information for Kingston
UTC -5
Eastern Time (EST) , currently 12 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
▪Kingston does not observe daylight saving time (DST).
▪Time in Kingston is always 12 hours behind Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.
▪The IANA time zone identifier for Kingston is
America/Jamaica.Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Kingston
- ▪Sunrise: 06:08
- ▪Sunset: 17:32
- ▪Day length: 11h 24m
- ▪Solar noon: 11:50
- ▪Current time in Kingston is currently 10 minutes behind solar time.
Kingston on map
- ▪Location: Kingston, Jamaica
- ▪Latitude: 18,00. Longitude: -76,79
- ▪Population: 937,700
- ▪Elevation: 65 m
Time difference
from Kingston
Sun cycle
Sunrise 06:08
Solar noon 11:50Sunset 17:32
Time zone & DST
- IANA identifier
America/Jamaica- Abbreviation
- EST
- UTC offset
- UTC-05:00
- Daylight saving
- Not in effect
- Current Unix epoch
- 1793985428
Sun & astronomy
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Solar noon
- 11:50
- Day length
- 11h 24m
- Night length
- 12h 35m
- Civil twilight
- 05:45 – 17:55
Geography & country
- Country
- Jamaica
- Region / State
- Kingston
- Coordinates
- 17.997°, -76.794°
- Elevation
- 65 m
- Population
- 937,700
- Classification
- Capital city
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