United States
Time now in Madison
Sunrise 06:19Sunset 07:47Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
3,891
Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
07:47
Day length
13h 28m
Coordinates
38.66, -90.14
Time difference from Madison
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Madison right now.
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About the time in Madison
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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Madison 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.
Around 3,891 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
- 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.
- Does Madison 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 Madison today?
- Sunrise is at 06:19 and sunset at 07:47, giving 13h 28m of daylight.
- 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).
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