Time in Rhode Island

Independent of daylight saving time, solar noon in Rhode Island on the March equinox is about 11:53, which is earlier than most areas of the United States.

Like the other five New England states, which also use the Eastern Time Zone, sunset in the winter in Rhode Island can occur as early as 4:30 p.m.

Most of the New England states have considered using the Atlantic Time Zone without daylight saving to mitigate this.

[4] The IANA time zone database identifier for Rhode Island is America/New_York.

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