United States
Time now in Madison County
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:21Sunset 07:34Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
98,294
Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
07:34
Day length
13h 13m
Coordinates
35.61, -88.84
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About the time in Madison County
Madison County 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.
Madison County 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 Madison County
- What time is it in Madison County right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Madison County, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is Madison County in?
- Madison County uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- When do the sun rise and set in Madison County today?
- Sunrise is at 06:21 and sunset at 07:34, giving 13h 13m of daylight.
- Does Madison County change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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