United States
Time now in Sacramento
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:11Sunset 07:33Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
461
Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
07:33
Day length
13h 22m
Coordinates
37.42, -87.27
Time difference from Sacramento
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Sacramento right now.
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About the time in Sacramento
Sunrise today lands at 06:11 and sunset at 07:33 local time, giving 13h 22m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (37.42, -87.27) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Sacramento.
Around 461 people live in Sacramento, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sacramento is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −5 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Frequently asked questions about time in Sacramento
- 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.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Sacramento?
- Sacramento is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- When do the sun rise and set in Sacramento today?
- Sunrise is at 06:11 and sunset at 07:33, giving 13h 22m of daylight.
- What time is it in Sacramento right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sacramento, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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