United States
Time now in Centralia
Sunrise 06:16Sunset 07:43Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
12,655
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
07:43
Day length
13h 27m
Coordinates
38.53, -89.13
Time difference from Centralia
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Centralia right now.
Centralia on the map
About the time in Centralia
Centralia 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.
Centralia is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −5 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Sunrise today lands at 06:16 and sunset at 07:43 local time, giving 13h 27m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (38.53, -89.13) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Centralia.
Frequently asked questions about time in Centralia
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Centralia?
- Centralia is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Centralia right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Centralia, 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.
- Which time zone is Centralia in?
- Centralia uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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