United States
Time now in Benton
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:16Sunset 07:40Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
7,087
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
07:40
Day length
13h 24m
Coordinates
38.01, -88.92
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 38.01, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 24m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 7,087 people live in Benton, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Benton
- When do the sun rise and set in Benton today?
- Sunrise is at 06:16 and sunset at 07:40, giving 13h 24m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Benton in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Benton runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- 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).
- Which time zone is Benton in?
- Benton uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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