Huntsville
Alabama, United States
Wednesday, 30th September 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/ChicagoCDT
- Sunrise
- 6:40 am
- Sunset
- 6:32 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 51 minutes129 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 31 days
Daylight saving in Huntsville
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Right now Huntsville is on CDT, UTC-5: daylight saving time. That is 31 days away.
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 9am and 11:00 in Chicago, 3pm to 4pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Huntsville and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 10:06 am | 10:06 | 2 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 11:06 am | 11:06 | 1 hour behind |
| New York City EDT | 1:06 pm | 13:06 | 1 hour ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 1:06 pm | 13:06 | 1 hour ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 2:06 pm | 14:06 | 2 hours ahead |
| London BST | 6:06 pm | 18:06 | 6 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 7:06 pm | 19:06 | 7 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 7:06 pm | 19:06 | 7 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 7:06 pm | 19:06 | 7 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 8:06 pm | 20:06 | 8 hours ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 8:06 pm | 20:06 | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 9:06 pm | 21:06 | 9 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 10:36 pm | 22:36 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 1:06 am Thu | 01:06 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 2:06 am Thu | 02:06 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 3:06 am Thu | 03:06 | 15 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 6:06 am Thu | 06:06 | 18 hours ahead |
About Huntsville
- Population
- 215006
- Coordinates
- 34.730, -86.586
- Region
- Alabama, United States
- IANA zone
- America/Chicago
- Solar noon
- 12:36 pm
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations: not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Huntsville right now?
It is 12:06 pm (12:06 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 30th September 2026 in Huntsville. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Huntsville in?
Huntsville uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC-5). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like CDT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Huntsville on daylight saving time right now?
Yes, Huntsville is currently observing daylight saving time as CDT. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Huntsville?
The next change is on Sunday, 1st November 2026. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-6.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Huntsville today?
The sun rises at 6:40 am and sets at 6:32 pm today, giving 11 hours 51 minutes of daylight. That is 129 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Huntsville of Los Angeles?
Huntsville is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 12:06 pm in Huntsville, it is 10:06 am in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Huntsville?
Huntsville is in Alabama, United States, at 34.73° N, 86.59° W, with a population of about 215,006. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.