Time in Medicine Hat, Alberta right now
Medicine Hat is in Alberta and uses Mountain Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of Medicine Hat.
- Province
- Alberta
- Time zone
- Mountain Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- No, UTC-6 all year since 8 Mar 2026
- Population
- 63,138
- Coordinates
- 50.0393° N, 110.6766° W
Sunrise and sunset times in Medicine Hat today.
Worked out for 50.0393° N, 110.6766° W from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Medicine Hat for 16h 23m, and on the shortest day for 8h 4m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Medicine Hat and other cities.
How the clock in Medicine Hat lines up with the rest of Canada and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Medicine Hat |
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| Toronto | Eastern Time | --:-- | |
| Halifax | Atlantic Time | --:-- | |
| St. John's | Newfoundland Time | --:-- | |
| Winnipeg | Central Time | --:-- | |
| Calgary | Mountain Time | --:-- | |
| Vancouver | Pacific Time | --:-- | |
| New York | United States | --:-- | |
| London | United Kingdom | --:-- | |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | --:-- | |
| Tokyo | Japan | --:-- | |
| Sydney | Australia | --:-- |
Medicine Hat time zone and daylight saving time.
Medicine Hat moved its clocks forward for the last time on Sunday, 8 March 2026 and now stays on UTC-6 all year. The dates on the right are when the rest of Canada changes. Clock change dates come from the IANA time zone database.
- 8 March 2026 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 1 November 2026 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
- 14 March 2027 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 7 November 2027 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 local time
Because the clocks never change here, the gap to cities that do change moves by one hour twice a year.
Quick answers about time in Medicine Hat.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Medicine Hat.
01
What time is it in Medicine Hat right now?
Medicine Hat is on Mountain Time, UTC-6 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time to the second.
02
What time zone is Medicine Hat in?
Medicine Hat uses Mountain Time. The Alberta page shows every zone used in the province.
03
Does Medicine Hat observe daylight saving time?
No. Medicine Hat stays on UTC-6 all year, so the difference from cities that do change moves by one hour twice a year.
04
What time does the sun rise in Medicine Hat?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 21:35, and on the shortest day it rises at 09:18 and sets at 17:22.
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How long is the longest day in Medicine Hat?
The sun is up for 16h 23m on the longest day of the year and for 8h 4m on the shortest. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between Medicine Hat and Toronto?
Medicine Hat is 1 hour behind Toronto in January and 2 hours behind Toronto in July.
07
What is the time difference between Medicine Hat and New York?
Medicine Hat is 1 hour behind New York in January and 2 hours behind New York in July.
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How many people live in Medicine Hat?
Medicine Hat has about 63,138 people, which makes it one of the places listed for Alberta on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is Medicine Hat?
Medicine Hat sits at 50.0393° N, 110.6766° W in Alberta, about 266 km from Calgary.
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Which places are closest to Medicine Hat?
The closest places listed are Redcliff, 9 km away, Brooks, 105 km away and Taber, 109 km away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.