United States
Time now in Waco
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 08:00Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
86
Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
08:00
Day length
13h 19m
Coordinates
37.25, -94.60
Time difference from Waco
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Waco right now.
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About the time in Waco
Waco 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.
Around 86 people live in Waco, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
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 Waco
- 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 Waco right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Waco, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in Waco today?
- Sunrise is at 06:41 and sunset at 08:00, giving 13h 19m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Waco in?
- Waco uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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