United States
Time now in Kensington
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 08:18Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
291
Sunrise
06:32
Sunset
08:18
Day length
13h 46m
Coordinates
45.78, -95.70
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About the time in Kensington
Kensington 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.
Kensington 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.
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 Kensington
- What time is it in Kensington right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kensington, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Kensington in?
- Kensington uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- When do the sun rise and set in Kensington today?
- Sunrise is at 06:32 and sunset at 08:18, giving 13h 46m of daylight.
- Does Kensington change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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