United States
Time now in Lincoln
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:12Sunset 07:22Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
6,266
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
07:22
Day length
13h 10m
Coordinates
33.55, -86.17
Time difference from Lincoln
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Lincoln right now.
Lincoln on the map
About the time in Lincoln
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 06:12 and sunset at 07:22 local time, giving 13h 10m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (33.55, -86.17) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Lincoln.
Lincoln 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 Lincoln
- What are normal business hours in Lincoln in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Lincoln runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Does Lincoln change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Lincoln today?
- Sunrise is at 06:12 and sunset at 07:22, giving 13h 10m of daylight.
- What time is it in Lincoln right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Lincoln, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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