United States
Time now in Benton
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:20Sunset 07:41Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
863
Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
07:41
Day length
13h 21m
Coordinates
37.10, -89.56
Time difference from Benton
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Benton right now.
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About the time in Benton
Benton sits at latitude 37.10, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 21m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Benton 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 Benton
- Does Benton change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What time is it in Benton right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Benton, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Benton?
- Benton is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Benton in?
- Benton uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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