United States
Time now in Knox County
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:18Sunset 07:48Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
52,919
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
07:48
Day length
13h 30m
Coordinates
40.93, -90.21
Time difference from Knox County
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About the time in Knox County
Sunrise today lands at 06:18 and sunset at 07:48 local time, giving 13h 30m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (40.93, -90.21) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Knox County.
Around 52,919 people live in Knox County, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Knox County 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 Knox County
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Knox County right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Knox County, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Does Knox County change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Knox County in?
- Knox County uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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