United States
Time now in Cape Girardeau
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:21Sunset 07:40Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
37,941
Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
07:40
Day length
13h 19m
Coordinates
37.31, -89.56
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About the time in Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau sits at latitude 37.31, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 19m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 06:21 and sunset at 07:40 local time, giving 13h 19m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (37.31, -89.56) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Cape Girardeau.
Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau
- Which time zone is Cape Girardeau in?
- Cape Girardeau uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What time is it in Cape Girardeau right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cape Girardeau, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- 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.
- Does Cape Girardeau change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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