United States
Time now in West Union
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:11Sunset 07:35Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
288
Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
07:35
Day length
13h 25m
Coordinates
39.22, -87.67
Time difference from West Union
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About the time in West Union
Sunrise today lands at 06:11 and sunset at 07:35 local time, giving 13h 25m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (39.22, -87.67) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in West Union.
West Union 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 288 people live in West Union, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in West Union
- 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 West Union right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in West Union, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Which time zone is West Union in?
- West Union uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- Does West Union change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
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