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Time in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States now

05:13:56PM

Sunday, 17 May, 2026, week 20

Norwegian Constitution Day / International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

Sun: ↑ 06:33AM ↓ 08:01PM (13h 28m) - More info - Make Fort Lauderdale time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Fort Lauderdale

UTC -4

Eastern Time (ET)
always same time as New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -5 / Eastern Standard Time (EST)
The IANA time zone identifier for Fort Lauderdale is America/New_York.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -4 / Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -5 / Eastern Standard Time (EST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Fort Lauderdale

Los Angeles	−3 hours	−3 hours
Chicago	−1 hours	−1 hours
New York	0
Toronto	0
São Paulo	+1 hours
UTC	+4 hours
Lagos	+5 hours
London	+5 hours
Johannesburg	+6 hours
Paris	+6 hours
Zurich	+6 hours
Cairo	+7 hours
Istanbul	+7 hours
Moscow	+7 hours
Dubai	+8 hours
Mumbai	+9.5 hours
Hong Kong	+12 hours
Shanghai	+12 hours
Singapore	+12 hours
Tokyo	+13 hours
Sydney	+14 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Fort Lauderdale

Sunrise: 06:33AM
Sunset: 08:01PM
Day length: 13h 28m
Solar noon: 01:17PM
The current local time in Fort Lauderdale is 77 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Fort Lauderdale on the map

Location: Florida, United States
Latitude: 26.12. Longitude: -80.14
Population: 183,000
Elevation: 0 m

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Best restaurants in Fort Lauderdale

#1 E41 - Fusion and peruvian food
#2 Café Bastille Fort Lauderdale - French and vegetarian options food
#3 MAASS Restaurant at The Four Seasons - American and contemporary food

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