United States
Time now in Hometown
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:08Sunset 07:38Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
4,349
Sunrise
06:08
Sunset
07:38
Day length
13h 30m
Coordinates
41.73, -87.73
Time difference from Hometown
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Hometown right now.
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About the time in Hometown
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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:08 and sunset at 07:38 local time, giving 13h 30m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (41.73, -87.73) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Hometown.
Hometown 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 Hometown
- When do the sun rise and set in Hometown today?
- Sunrise is at 06:08 and sunset at 07:38, giving 13h 30m of daylight.
- What time is it in Hometown right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Hometown, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Hometown?
- Hometown is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Hometown in?
- Hometown uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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