United States
Time now in Altoona
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:46Sunset 08:04Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
381
Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
08:04
Day length
13h 18m
Coordinates
37.52, -95.66
Time difference from Altoona
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Altoona right now.
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About the time in Altoona
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Altoona day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Altoona runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 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 381 people live in Altoona, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Altoona
- What time is it in Altoona right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Altoona, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Altoona in?
- Altoona uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What are normal business hours in Altoona in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Altoona runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Does Altoona change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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