United States
Time now in Lucerne
Sunrise 06:29Sunset 08:03Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
83
Sunrise
06:29
Sunset
08:03
Day length
13h 33m
Coordinates
40.46, -93.29
Time difference from Lucerne
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Lucerne right now.
Lucerne on the map
About the time in Lucerne
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Lucerne 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.
Lucerne 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 Lucerne
- What time is it in Lucerne right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Lucerne, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in Lucerne today?
- Sunrise is at 06:29 and sunset at 08:03, giving 13h 33m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Lucerne in?
- Lucerne uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- Does Lucerne change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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