United States
Time now in Waco
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 08:20Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
244
Sunrise
06:45
Sunset
08:20
Day length
13h 35m
Coordinates
40.90, -97.46
Time difference from Waco
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Waco right now.
Waco on the map
About the time in Waco
Around 244 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.
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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:45 and sunset at 08:20 local time, giving 13h 35m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (40.90, -97.46) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Waco.
Frequently asked questions about time in Waco
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Waco?
- Waco is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Waco in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Waco runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Does Waco 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 Waco right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Waco, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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