United States
Time now in Bessemer
Sunrise 06:14Sunset 07:27Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
27,456
Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
07:27
Day length
13h 13m
Coordinates
33.37, -86.97
Time difference from Bessemer
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Bessemer right now.
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About the time in Bessemer
Bessemer sits at latitude 33.37, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 13m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Bessemer 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 06:14 and sunset at 07:27 local time, giving 13h 13m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (33.37, -86.97) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Bessemer.
Frequently asked questions about time in Bessemer
- Which time zone is Bessemer in?
- Bessemer uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- When do the sun rise and set in Bessemer today?
- Sunrise is at 06:14 and sunset at 07:27, giving 13h 13m of daylight.
- 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.
- What time is it in Bessemer right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Bessemer, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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