United States
Time now in Birmingham
Sunrise 06:46Sunset 08:26Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Detroit
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
20,857
Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
08:26
Day length
13h 40m
Coordinates
42.55, -83.21
Time difference from Birmingham
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Birmingham right now.
Birmingham on the map
About the time in Birmingham
The zone identifier America/Detroit is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Detroit keeps pointing at Detroit time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Birmingham runs on America/Detroit, which puts the city UTC −4 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.
Around 20,857 people live in Birmingham, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Birmingham
- When do the sun rise and set in Birmingham today?
- Sunrise is at 06:46 and sunset at 08:26, giving 13h 40m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Birmingham in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Birmingham runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Birmingham in?
- Birmingham uses America/Detroit, currently UTC −4.
- What time is it in Birmingham right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Birmingham, updating every second from America/Detroit (UTC −4).
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