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Time in New Hampshire
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<p>Time in New Hampshire, 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>. <a href="/facts/New_Hampshire/DljxSg3H">New Hampshire</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 New Hampshire<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>Independent of daylight saving time, <a href="/facts/Solar_noon/bEe082CA">solar noon</a> at the <a href="/facts/March_equinox/27hlaADj">March equinox</a> is about 11:57 in southwestern New Hampshire and 11:50 in southeastern New Hampshire. <a href="/facts/New_England/ufw2BmSl">New England</a>, which includes New Hampshire, is one of the few areas in the United States where solar noon is before noon. Because solar noon is earlier than most of the rest of the country, and New Hampshire is at a high latitude, sunset can be earlier than in most 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/Hinsdale%2c_New_Hampshire/PHIR18GS">Hinsdale</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Concord%2c_New_Hampshire/A1JRDpnN">Concord</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Portsmouth%2c_New_Hampshire/EMTfk0Qw">Portsmouth</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/March_equinox/27hlaADj">March equinox</a></td><td>11:57</td><td>11:53</td><td>11:50</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/June_solstice/WuLo4l0o">June solstice</a></td><td>11:51</td><td>11:48</td><td>11:45</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/September_equinox/avAVQp1z">September equinox</a></td><td>11:43</td><td>11:39</td><td>11:36</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/December_solstice/GAKeNp83">December solstice</a></td><td>11:48</td><td>11:44</td><td>11:41</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Some state lawmakers have encouraged the state to switch to <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Standard_Time/FmWCyHXR">Atlantic Standard Time</a> without DST. A bill to do so, as long as <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a> did the same, passed the state's <a href="/facts/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives/07yfkok9">House of Representatives</a> in 2017 but was voted down by the state's <a href="/facts/New_Hampshire_Senate/BjaNgPjk">Senate</a>. </p>