What time is it in Springfield, Massachusetts?

Springfield is currently on daylight saving time. The next change is Sunday, November 1, 2026, when 2:00 am becomes 1:00 am local time.

Springfield sits at 42.12°N, 72.54°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Springfield.

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Eastern Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over Springfield it is highest at 12:41 pm today — 41 minutes after clock noon.

At 72.5°W, Springfield sits comfortably inside its zone. Daylight saving adds another hour on top until the clocks change.

Today runs 12 hours 1 minute in Springfield, and the day is getting shorter by 3 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 6 hours 9 minutes, from 15 hours 15 minutes at the June solstice down to 9 hours 6 minutes in December.

At 42.1°N that puts Springfield between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.