United States
Time now in Red Oak
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:56Sunset 08:03Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
10,769
Sunrise
06:56
Sunset
08:03
Day length
13h 07m
Coordinates
32.52, -96.81
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About the time in Red Oak
Sunrise today lands at 06:56 and sunset at 08:03 local time, giving 13h 07m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (32.52, -96.81) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Red Oak.
Red Oak 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Red Oak 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Red Oak
- Which time zone is Red Oak in?
- Red Oak uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What time is it in Red Oak right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Red Oak, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in Red Oak today?
- Sunrise is at 06:56 and sunset at 08:03, giving 13h 07m of daylight.
- Does Red Oak change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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