United States
Time now in Dover
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:13Sunset 07:47Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
162
Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
07:47
Day length
13h 34m
Coordinates
41.44, -89.39
Time difference from Dover
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Dover right now.
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About the time in Dover
Dover sits at latitude 41.44, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 34m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 162 people live in Dover, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Dover 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 Dover
- When do the sun rise and set in Dover today?
- Sunrise is at 06:13 and sunset at 07:47, giving 13h 34m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Dover in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Dover runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Dover right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Dover, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Dover in?
- Dover uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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