United States
Time now in Delaware
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:19Sunset 07:57Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
156
Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
07:57
Day length
13h 37m
Coordinates
42.48, -91.35
Time difference from Delaware
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Delaware right now.
Delaware on the map
About the time in Delaware
Delaware 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 156 people live in Delaware, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Delaware 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 Delaware
- What are normal business hours in Delaware in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Delaware runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Delaware?
- Delaware is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- 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.
- What time is it in Delaware right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Delaware, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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