United States
Time now in Childress
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 08:22Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
6,105
Sunrise
07:06
Sunset
08:22
Day length
13h 16m
Coordinates
34.43, -100.28
Time difference from Childress
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Childress right now.
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About the time in Childress
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.
Childress 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.
Around 6,105 people live in Childress, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Childress
- When do the sun rise and set in Childress today?
- Sunrise is at 07:06 and sunset at 08:22, giving 13h 16m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Childress in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Childress runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Does Childress change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What time is it in Childress right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Childress, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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