United States
Time now in Cincinnati
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 07:58Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
357
Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
07:58
Day length
13h 29m
Coordinates
40.63, -92.92
Time difference from Cincinnati
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About the time in Cincinnati
Cincinnati 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.
Cincinnati 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:30 and sunset at 07:58 local time, giving 13h 29m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (40.63, -92.92) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Cincinnati.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cincinnati
- What time is it in Cincinnati right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cincinnati, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- What are normal business hours in Cincinnati in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Cincinnati runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Cincinnati today?
- Sunrise is at 06:30 and sunset at 07:58, giving 13h 29m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Cincinnati in?
- Cincinnati uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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