United States
Time now in Mountain View
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 07:49Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
2,748
Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
07:49
Day length
13h 16m
Coordinates
35.86, -92.10
Time difference from Mountain View
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Mountain View right now.
Mountain View on the map
About the time in Mountain View
Mountain View sits at latitude 35.86, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 16m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Sunrise today lands at 06:33 and sunset at 07:49 local time, giving 13h 16m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (35.86, -92.10) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Mountain View.
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 Mountain View
- 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.
- Does Mountain View change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Mountain View?
- Mountain View is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Mountain View right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Mountain View, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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