United States
Time now in Amherst
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 07:17Sunset 08:26Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
721
Sunrise
07:17
Sunset
08:26
Day length
13h 09m
Coordinates
34.01, -102.41
Time difference from Amherst
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Amherst right now.
Amherst on the map
About the time in Amherst
Sunrise today lands at 07:17 and sunset at 08:26 local time, giving 13h 09m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (34.01, -102.41) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Amherst.
Amherst 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.
The zone identifier America/Chicago is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Chicago keeps pointing at Chicago time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Amherst
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Amherst?
- Amherst is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Amherst right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Amherst, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Amherst in?
- Amherst uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- Does Amherst change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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