What time is it in Arizona?

You may have noticed that Arizonans like to do things their own way. One of those wayward habits is that we don't "do" daylight savings time. We have more than enough sunshine around here as it is; so why put people through the hassle of changing their clocks twice a year?

Unfortunately, this can lead to a great deal of confusion for out of state attorneys and court reporters trying to coordinate setting up a deposition. "Are they on Mountain Time or Pacific Time?" Yes and yes depending on the time of the year.

The rule of thumb is this:

From mid March (when DST begins elsewhere) to early November (when DST ends elsewhere), Arizona time is the same as Pacific DST. The rest of the year Arizona is the same as Mountain Standard Time. The only exception to this is the Navajo Nation in the extreme northeast part of the state; they observe DST.

If this explanation gives you headaches (and we really don't blame you), here's a link for the current Arizona time. Or better yet, let us set up the logistics for you. This way you won't get blames when your attorneys are an hour late or lose an hour of sleep being early because of the time confusion!