United States
Time now in Sunset
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 07:41Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
189
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
07:41
Day length
13h 16m
Coordinates
35.22, -90.21
Time difference from Sunset
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Sunset right now.
Sunset on the map
About the time in Sunset
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.
Sunset 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 Sunset 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 Sunset
- When do the sun rise and set in Sunset today?
- Sunrise is at 06:25 and sunset at 07:41, giving 13h 16m of daylight.
- Does Sunset change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Sunset?
- Sunset is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Sunset right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Sunset, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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