United States
Time now in Standard
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:13Sunset 07:46Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
204
Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
07:46
Day length
13h 33m
Coordinates
41.26, -89.18
Time difference from Standard
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Standard right now.
Standard on the map
About the time in Standard
Standard 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.
Standard 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:13 and sunset at 07:46 local time, giving 13h 33m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (41.26, -89.18) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Standard.
Frequently asked questions about time in Standard
- 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 Standard?
- Standard is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Standard change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What time is it in Standard right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Standard, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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