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Time now in Mount Vernon
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 08:00Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
4,537
Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
08:00
Day length
13h 23m
Coordinates
37.10, -93.82
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About the time in Mount Vernon
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.
Mount Vernon sits at latitude 37.10, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 23m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Mount Vernon 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Mount Vernon
- When do the sun rise and set in Mount Vernon today?
- Sunrise is at 06:37 and sunset at 08:00, giving 13h 23m of daylight.
- What time is it in Mount Vernon right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Mount Vernon, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Mount Vernon?
- Mount Vernon is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Mount Vernon in?
- Mount Vernon uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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