United States
Time now in Battle Creek
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:47Sunset 08:18Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,207
Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
08:18
Day length
13h 30m
Coordinates
42.00, -97.60
Time difference from Battle Creek
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About the time in Battle Creek
Battle Creek is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −5 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Battle Creek 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:47 and sunset at 08:18 local time, giving 13h 30m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (42.00, -97.60) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Battle Creek.
Frequently asked questions about time in Battle Creek
- What time is it in Battle Creek right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Battle Creek, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- What are normal business hours in Battle Creek in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Battle Creek runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Battle Creek in?
- Battle Creek uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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