United States
Time now in Bedford
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 08:05Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
46,979
Sunrise
06:57
Sunset
08:05
Day length
13h 08m
Coordinates
32.85, -97.14
Time difference from Bedford
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Bedford right now.
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About the time in Bedford
Bedford sits at latitude 32.85, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 08m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 46,979 people live in Bedford, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Bedford 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Bedford
- Which time zone is Bedford in?
- Bedford uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What are normal business hours in Bedford in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Bedford runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Bedford today?
- Sunrise is at 06:57 and sunset at 08:05, giving 13h 08m of daylight.
- What time is it in Bedford right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Bedford, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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