United States
Time now in Oak Ridge
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:21Sunset 07:41Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
249
Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
07:41
Day length
13h 20m
Coordinates
37.50, -89.73
Time difference from Oak Ridge
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Oak Ridge right now.
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About the time in Oak Ridge
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Oak Ridge day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Oak Ridge 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:21 and sunset at 07:41 local time, giving 13h 20m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (37.50, -89.73) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Oak Ridge.
Frequently asked questions about time in Oak Ridge
- What time is it in Oak Ridge right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Oak Ridge, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in Oak Ridge today?
- Sunrise is at 06:21 and sunset at 07:41, giving 13h 20m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Oak Ridge?
- Oak Ridge is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Oak Ridge in?
- Oak Ridge uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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