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Time now in Nelson
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:29Sunset 08:18Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
—
Sunrise
06:29
Sunset
08:18
Day length
13h 49m
Coordinates
45.88, -95.27
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About the time in Nelson
Nelson sits at latitude 45.88, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 49m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Nelson 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.
Nelson 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 Nelson
- Which time zone is Nelson in?
- Nelson uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What are normal business hours in Nelson in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Nelson runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- When do the sun rise and set in Nelson today?
- Sunrise is at 06:29 and sunset at 08:18, giving 13h 49m of daylight.
- What time is it in Nelson right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Nelson, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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