United States
Time now in Newton
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:14Sunset 07:36Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
2,849
Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
07:36
Day length
13h 22m
Coordinates
38.99, -88.16
Time difference from Newton
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Newton right now.
Newton on the map
About the time in Newton
Newton sits at latitude 38.99, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 22m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Around 2,849 people live in Newton, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Newton 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Newton
- Which time zone is Newton in?
- Newton uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- When do the sun rise and set in Newton today?
- Sunrise is at 06:14 and sunset at 07:36, giving 13h 22m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Newton?
- Newton is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Newton right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Newton, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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