United States
Time now in Aurora
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:21Sunset 07:58Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
185
Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
07:58
Day length
13h 38m
Coordinates
42.62, -91.73
Time difference from Aurora
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Aurora right now.
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About the time in Aurora
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.
Aurora 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 185 people live in Aurora, 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 Aurora
- When do the sun rise and set in Aurora today?
- Sunrise is at 06:21 and sunset at 07:58, giving 13h 38m of daylight.
- Does Aurora change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What are normal business hours in Aurora in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Aurora runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Aurora right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Aurora, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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