United States
Time now in Sterling
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 08:14Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
460
Sunrise
06:43
Sunset
08:14
Day length
13h 31m
Coordinates
40.46, -96.38
Time difference from Sterling
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Sterling right now.
Sterling on the map
About the time in Sterling
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.
Sterling 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:43 and sunset at 08:14 local time, giving 13h 31m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (40.46, -96.38) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Sterling.
Frequently asked questions about time in Sterling
- When do the sun rise and set in Sterling today?
- Sunrise is at 06:43 and sunset at 08:14, giving 13h 31m of daylight.
- Does Sterling change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- 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.
- What time is it in Sterling right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sterling, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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