United States
Time now in Pierce
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 08:21Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,767
Sunrise
06:45
Sunset
08:21
Day length
13h 36m
Coordinates
42.20, -97.53
Time difference from Pierce
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About the time in Pierce
Sunrise today lands at 06:45 and sunset at 08:21 local time, giving 13h 36m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (42.20, -97.53) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Pierce.
Pierce 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.
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 Pierce
- Which time zone is Pierce in?
- Pierce uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What time is it in Pierce right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Pierce, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- 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 Pierce change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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