United States
Time now in Defiance
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:23Sunset 07:48Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
155
Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
07:48
Day length
13h 25m
Coordinates
38.63, -90.78
Time difference from Defiance
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Defiance right now.
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About the time in Defiance
Defiance sits at latitude 38.63, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 25m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 155 people live in Defiance, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Defiance 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 Defiance
- Which time zone is Defiance in?
- Defiance uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What time is it in Defiance right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Defiance, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in Defiance today?
- Sunrise is at 06:23 and sunset at 07:48, giving 13h 25m of daylight.
- Does Defiance change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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