United States
Time now in Birmingham
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:48Sunset 08:23Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/Detroit
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
20,103
Sunrise
06:48
Sunset
08:23
Day length
13h 35m
Coordinates
42.54, -83.22
Time difference from Birmingham
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Birmingham right now.
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About the time in Birmingham
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Birmingham day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 13:00–21:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
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.
Birmingham sits at latitude 42.54, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 35m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Birmingham
- 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).
- When do the sun rise and set in Birmingham today?
- Sunrise is at 06:48 and sunset at 08:23, giving 13h 35m 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.
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