Current Local Time in Kingston, Jamaica

9:38:53 pm EST

Friday, May 8, 2026

Country:	Jamaica
Lat/Long:	18°00'N / 76°47'W
Elevation:	68 m
Currency:	Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
Languages:	English, Jamaican Creole
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

83 °F

Warm.
89 / 76 °F

Sun 10.		90 / 78 °F
Mon 11.		90 / 78 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

1 hour behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:36 am
↑ 72° East

Sunset

6:30 pm
↑ 289° West

Day length

12 hours, 54 minutes
+47s longer

Moon 57.8%

Set – 11:00 am

High Tide

High – 5:47 am

Low Tide

Low – 7:47 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:03 pm
Altitude: 89.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:19 am – 4:46 am
7:20 pm – 7:48 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:46 am – 5:13 am
6:53 pm – 7:20 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:13 am – 5:36 am
6:30 pm – 6:53 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 1, 2026
12:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 9, 2026
4:10 pm

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Airports

Norman Manley International Airport, KIN
About 4 mi S of Kingston
Sangster International Airport, MBJ
About 82 mi WNW of Kingston

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9:38 53 pm

Friday, May 8, 2026