United States
Time now in Houston
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:53Sunset 07:54Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
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Sunrise
06:53
Sunset
07:54
Day length
13h 01m
Coordinates
29.79, -95.39
Time difference from Houston
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Houston right now.
Houston on the map
About the time in Houston
Houston 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Houston day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Houston
- What are normal business hours in Houston in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Houston runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Houston right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Houston, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Houston?
- Houston is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Houston in?
- Houston uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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