United States
Time now in Cathay
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 08:38Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
43
Sunrise
06:43
Sunset
08:38
Day length
13h 55m
Coordinates
47.55, -99.41
Time difference from Cathay
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cathay right now.
Cathay on the map
About the time in Cathay
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Cathay day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 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.
Around 43 people live in Cathay, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Cathay 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 Cathay
- Does Cathay change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Cathay today?
- Sunrise is at 06:43 and sunset at 08:38, giving 13h 55m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Cathay?
- Cathay is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Cathay right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cathay, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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