United States
Time now in Lincoln
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:17Sunset 07:42Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
14,504
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
07:42
Day length
13h 25m
Coordinates
40.15, -89.37
Time difference from Lincoln
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Lincoln right now.
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About the time in Lincoln
Lincoln 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.
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.
Lincoln sits at latitude 40.15, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 25m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Lincoln
- 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).
- Which time zone is Lincoln in?
- Lincoln uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- When do the sun rise and set in Lincoln today?
- Sunrise is at 06:17 and sunset at 07:42, giving 13h 25m of daylight.
- Does Lincoln change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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