United States
Time now in Rice
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:55Sunset 08:02Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
923
Sunrise
06:55
Sunset
08:02
Day length
13h 07m
Coordinates
32.24, -96.50
Time difference from Rice
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Rice right now.
Rice on the map
About the time in Rice
Rice sits at latitude 32.24, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 07m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Rice 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 Rice
- When do the sun rise and set in Rice today?
- Sunrise is at 06:55 and sunset at 08:02, giving 13h 07m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Rice in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Rice runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Rice?
- Rice is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Rice right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Rice, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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