United States
Time now in Canton
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:18Sunset 07:47Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
14,704
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
07:47
Day length
13h 29m
Coordinates
40.56, -90.04
Time difference from Canton
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Canton right now.
Canton on the map
About the time in Canton
Canton sits at latitude 40.56, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 29m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 06:18 and sunset at 07:47 local time, giving 13h 29m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (40.56, -90.04) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Canton.
Canton 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 Canton
- Which time zone is Canton in?
- Canton uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What time is it in Canton right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Canton, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Canton?
- Canton is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Canton change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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