Time zone
UTC−5
25 atlas cities
All these cities share a single civil clock despite spanning a wide range of longitudes, so solar noon falls at different moments across the list. Some, like New York City, Bogotá, and Montréal, see the sun peak before clock noon, while others, including Lima, Toronto, Quito, and Havana, see it peak after. The mix shows no simple east-west grouping tied to country or region.
Atlas cities25
Longitude span-82.4° to -71.5°
Solar meridian-75.0°where this offset would be exact
When the sun actually peaks
| City | Country | Solar noon | Clock vs sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havana | CU | 12:30 | +0.49 h |
| Jacksonville | US | 12:27 | +0.44 h |
| Guayaquil | EC | 12:20 | +0.33 h |
| Panama City | PA | 12:18 | +0.30 h |
| Toronto | CA | 12:18 | +0.29 h |
| Quito | EC | 12:14 | +0.23 h |
| Nassau | BS | 12:09 | +0.16 h |
| Callao | PE | 12:09 | +0.14 h |
| Washington | US | 12:08 | +0.14 h |
| Lima | PE | 12:08 | +0.14 h |
| Kingston | JM | 12:07 | +0.12 h |
| Cali | CO | 12:06 | +0.10 h |
| Ottawa | CA | 12:03 | +0.05 h |
| Medellín | CO | 12:02 | +0.04 h |
| Philadelphia | US | 12:01 | +0.01 h |
| Barranquilla | CO | 11:59 | -0.01 h |
| Bogotá | CO | 11:56 | -0.06 h |
| New York City | US | 11:56 | -0.07 h |
| Manhattan | US | 11:56 | -0.07 h |
| Brooklyn | US | 11:56 | -0.07 h |
| The Bronx | US | 11:55 | -0.08 h |
| Queens | US | 11:55 | -0.08 h |
| Montréal | CA | 11:54 | -0.09 h |
| Port-au-Prince | HT | 11:49 | -0.18 h |
| Arequipa | PE | 11:46 | -0.23 h |
A positive figure means the clock runs ahead of the sun — midday on the clock arrives before the sun reaches its highest point.