United States
Time now in Carson
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 08:09Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
812
Sunrise
06:39
Sunset
08:09
Day length
13h 31m
Coordinates
41.24, -95.42
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About the time in Carson
The zone identifier America/Chicago is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Chicago keeps pointing at Chicago time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Carson 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.
Carson sits at latitude 41.24, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 31m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Carson
- When do the sun rise and set in Carson today?
- Sunrise is at 06:39 and sunset at 08:09, giving 13h 31m of daylight.
- Does Carson change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What are normal business hours in Carson in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Carson runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Carson right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Carson, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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