United States
Time now in Oak Ridge
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:56Sunset 08:05Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
173
Sunrise
06:56
Sunset
08:05
Day length
13h 10m
Coordinates
33.65, -97.04
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About the time in Oak Ridge
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.
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.
Around 173 people live in Oak Ridge, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Oak Ridge
- What are normal business hours in Oak Ridge in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Oak Ridge runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- 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 06:56 and sunset at 08:05, giving 13h 10m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Oak Ridge in?
- Oak Ridge uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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