United States
Time now in Benson
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:13Sunset 07:45Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
428
Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
07:45
Day length
13h 32m
Coordinates
40.85, -89.12
Time difference from Benson
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About the time in Benson
Benson sits at latitude 40.85, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 32m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Benson 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 06:13 and sunset at 07:45 local time, giving 13h 32m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (40.85, -89.12) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Benson.
Frequently asked questions about time in Benson
- What time is it in Benson right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Benson, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in Benson today?
- Sunrise is at 06:13 and sunset at 07:45, giving 13h 32m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Benson?
- Benson is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Benson in?
- Benson uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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