United States
Time now in Chester
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 07:57Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
160
Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
07:57
Day length
13h 15m
Coordinates
35.68, -94.18
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About the time in Chester
Chester 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.
Around 160 people live in Chester, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Chester 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 Chester
- What time is it in Chester right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Chester, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- What are normal business hours in Chester in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Chester runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Chester today?
- Sunrise is at 06:41 and sunset at 07:57, giving 13h 15m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Chester in?
- Chester uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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