United States
Time now in Madison
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 08:19Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
—
Sunrise
06:36
Sunset
08:19
Day length
13h 43m
Coordinates
45.01, -96.19
Time difference from Madison
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About the time in Madison
Madison 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.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Madison
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- Which time zone is Madison in?
- Madison uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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