Time Zone Information
East Lansing, United States
Current Time
17:05:18
Monday, November 2, 2026 local time in East Lansing
East Lansing, United States uses the America/Detroit time zone, currently UTC-5.
Clocks here switch twice a year — one hour forward in spring, one hour back in autumn — so the gap to other zones changes by an hour for part of the year. Check the offset above before booking an international call or a flight connection.
Time zone names come from the IANA tz database, the same source operating systems use, so the offset shown matches what your calendar will apply to a meeting in East Lansing.
Time Zone
| City | East Lansing |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Time Zone (IANA) | America/Detroit |
| UTC Offset | UTC-5 |
| Coordinates | 42.7369800, -84.4838700 |
| Population | 48,471 |
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
DST Observed East Lansing observes daylight saving time. The UTC offset changes when DST starts and ends; the offset shown above already reflects the current DST status.
Related Cities in America/Detroit
| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit | United States | 645,705 |
| Grand Rapids | United States | 195,097 |
| Warren | United States | 134,056 |
| Sterling Heights | United States | 132,052 |
| Ann Arbor | United States | 117,070 |
| Lansing | United States | 112,644 |
| Clinton Township | United States | 99,753 |
| Flint | United States | 98,310 |
| Dearborn | United States | 95,171 |
| Livonia | United States | 94,635 |