United States
Time now in Georgetown
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:08Sunset 07:38Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
3,474
Sunrise
06:08
Sunset
07:38
Day length
13h 29m
Coordinates
39.98, -87.64
Time difference from Georgetown
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Georgetown right now.
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About the time in Georgetown
Georgetown sits at latitude 39.98, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 29m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Georgetown 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 3,474 people live in Georgetown, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Georgetown
- When do the sun rise and set in Georgetown today?
- Sunrise is at 06:08 and sunset at 07:38, giving 13h 29m of daylight.
- What time is it in Georgetown right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Georgetown, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Georgetown?
- Georgetown is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Georgetown in?
- Georgetown uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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