United States
Time now in Hartford
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 08:00Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
771
Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
08:00
Day length
13h 29m
Coordinates
41.46, -93.41
Time difference from Hartford
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Hartford right now.
Hartford on the map
About the time in Hartford
The zone identifier America/Chicago is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Chicago keeps pointing at Chicago time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Hartford 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.
Hartford sits at latitude 41.46, 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Hartford
- When do the sun rise and set in Hartford today?
- Sunrise is at 06:31 and sunset at 08:00, giving 13h 29m of daylight.
- Does Hartford change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Hartford?
- Hartford is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Hartford right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Hartford, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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