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Time in Maine
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<p>Time in Maine, as in all <a href="/facts/US_state/PFwcRIYQ">US states</a>, is regulated by the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Transportation/qgNCJ1tF">United States Department of Transportation</a>. All of <a href="/facts/Maine/7ww4UY8B">Maine</a> is in the <a href="/facts/Eastern_Time_Zone/jP4S8j1V">Eastern Time Zone</a> (ET) and observes <a href="/facts/Daylight_saving_time/bEWvB1Rt">daylight saving time</a> (DST). </p> Time in Maine<table><tbody><tr><th> </th><th>Time</th><th>UTC</th></tr><tr><td>Standard time (winter)</td><td>Eastern Standard Time (EST)</td><td><a href="/facts/UTC%25E2%2588%259205%3a00/JcPY8rp7">UTC−05:00</a></td></tr><tr><td>Daylight time (summer)</td><td>Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)</td><td><a href="/facts/UTC%25E2%2588%259204%3a00/Utrd4rFT">UTC−04:00</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Eastern Maine has the earliest <a href="/facts/Solar_noon/bEe082CA">solar noon</a> of the <a href="/facts/Contiguous_United_States/yx414G7a">contiguous United States</a>, and the portion of the state that is east of 67.5°W <a href="/facts/Longitude/HsC61ML9">longitude</a> is geographically in the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Time_Zone/FmWCyHXR">Atlantic Time Zone</a>, which is used by adjacent <a href="/facts/New_Brunswick/SLTqCmM2">New Brunswick</a>, <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a>. Independent of daylight saving time, solar noon at the <a href="/facts/March_equinox/27hlaADj">March equinox</a> is approximately 11:50 in the southwestern part of the state, and 11:35 at <a href="/facts/West_Quoddy_Head_Light/JmGLLfjY">West Quoddy Head Light</a>, the <a href="/facts/List_of_extreme_points_of_the_United_States/YYbLI6A8">easternmost point</a> of the contiguous United States. </p> Solar noon (independent of DST)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Date(approx.)</th><th colspan="3">Location</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kittery%2c_Maine/lLcsYkPD">Kittery</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Augusta%2c_Maine/AUpkJjay">Augusta</a></td><td><a href="/facts/West_Quoddy_Head_Light/JmGLLfjY">West Quoddy Head Light</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/March_equinox/27hlaADj">March equinox</a></td><td>11:50</td><td>11:46</td><td>11:35</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/June_solstice/WuLo4l0o">June solstice</a></td><td>11:45</td><td>11:41</td><td>11:30</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/September_equinox/avAVQp1z">September equinox</a></td><td>11:36</td><td>11:32</td><td>11:21</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/December_solstice/GAKeNp83">December solstice</a></td><td>11:41</td><td>11:37</td><td>11:26</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>During winter, sunset can occur in far northeastern areas as early as 3:42 p.m. Most of the <a href="/facts/New_England/ufw2BmSl">New England</a> states have considered using the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Standard_Time/FmWCyHXR">Atlantic Time Zone</a> without daylight saving to mitigate this. In 2005, the <a href="/facts/Maine_Legislature/Bc9ndt4F">Maine Legislature</a> considered switching the entire state to Atlantic Standard Time all year long and eliminating daylight saving time. The bill did not pass. </p>