Time in Vermont

{{Short description|Time zone data for this US state}}

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Time in Vermont, as in all US states, is regulated by the United States Department of Transportation.{{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 |url-status=live |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.}} Vermont is in the Eastern Time Zone (ET) and observes daylight saving time (DST).

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|+Time in Vermont

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Standard time (winter)Eastern Standard Time (EST)UTC−05:00
Daylight time (summer)Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)UTC−04:00

Independent of daylight saving time, solar noon in Vermont on the March equinox is approximately 11:53 in the northeast corner of the state and 12:00 in the southwest corner. New England, which includes Vermont, is one of the few areas in the United States where solar noon is before noon.

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PownalMontpelierCanaan
March equinox12:0011:5711:53
June solstice11:5511:5211:48
September equinox11:4611:4311:39
December solstice11:5111:4811:44

IANA time zone database

The IANA time zone database identifier for Vermont is America/New_York.{{cite web |title=Time Zone Database |url=https://www.iana.org/time-zones |website=www.iana.org}}

See also

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

References

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Vermont

Category:Geography of Vermont