United States
Time now in Alexandria
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 08:27Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
5,145
Sunrise
07:02
Sunset
08:27
Day length
13h 25m
Coordinates
40.26, -85.68
Time difference from Alexandria
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Alexandria right now.
Alexandria on the map
About the time in Alexandria
Alexandria runs on America/Indiana/Indianapolis, which puts the city UTC −4 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 5,145 people live in Alexandria, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
The zone identifier America/Indiana/Indianapolis is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Indiana/Indianapolis keeps pointing at Indianapolis time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Alexandria
- Does Alexandria change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Alexandria today?
- Sunrise is at 07:02 and sunset at 08:27, giving 13h 25m of daylight.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Indiana/Indianapolis, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Alexandria right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Alexandria, updating every second from America/Indiana/Indianapolis (UTC −4).
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