United States
Time now in Madison
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 08:22Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,462
Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
08:22
Day length
13h 49m
Coordinates
45.01, -96.20
Time difference from Madison
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Madison right now.
Madison on the map
About the time in Madison
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.
Madison 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.
Around 1,462 people live in Madison, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Madison
- What are normal business hours in Madison in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Madison runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Madison right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Madison, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Madison?
- Madison is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Madison in?
- Madison uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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