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Time in Connecticut, as in all US states, is regulated by the United States Department of Transportation.^[1] Connecticut is in the Eastern Time Zone (ET) and observes daylight saving time (DST).

Time in Connecticut

Time

UTC

Standard time (winter)

Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Daylight time (summer)

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Independent of daylight saving time, solar noon in Connecticut on the March equinox is approximately 11:54 in the northeast corner and 12:02 in the southwest corner. New England, which includes Connecticut, is one of the few areas in the United States where solar noon is before noon.

Solar noon (independent of DST)^[2]

Date
(approx.)

Location

Greenwich

Hartford

Thompson

March equinox

12:02

11:58

11:54

June solstice

11:56

11:52

11:49

September equinox

11:48

11:44

11:40

December solstice

11:53

11:49

11:45

See also

Time in New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

References

1. ^{{cite web |title=Uniform Time |url=https://www.transportation.gov/regulations/time-act |publisher=US Department of Transportation |accessdate=24 August 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824041248/https://www.transportation.gov/regulations/time-act |archivedate=24 August 2018 |dead-url=no |language=en |date=13 February 2015 |quote=The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) oversees the Nation's time zones and the uniform observance of Daylight Saving Time. The oversight of time zones was assigned to DOT because time standards are important for many modes of transportation.}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/ |title=NOAA Solar Calculator |website=noaa.gov |accessdate=March 9, 2019}}