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Time now in Darmstadt
Sunrise 06:10Sunset 07:36Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,462
Sunrise
06:10
Sunset
07:36
Day length
13h 26m
Coordinates
38.10, -87.58
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About the time in Darmstadt
Darmstadt 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 1,462 people live in Darmstadt, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Darmstadt 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Darmstadt
- 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.
- Does Darmstadt change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What are normal business hours in Darmstadt in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Darmstadt runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Darmstadt right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Darmstadt, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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