Time in Houston, United States
11:12 pm
Monday, October 19, 2026
Night in Houston. Sunrise at 7:27 am tomorrow.
Sunrise and sunset
Sunrise 7:26 am, sunset 6:47 pm: 11 h 21 min of daylight.
Time zone
Central Daylight Time (CDT), UTC-5. America/Chicago What CDT means
Next clock change
On Sunday, November 1, 2026, Houston turns its clocks back an hour, to UTC-6. Clock changes in the US and Canada
Country
Houston is in the United States, in the Central zone: one of 6 time zones there. Time across the United States
More cities in the United States
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
- Seattle
- Denver
- Phoenix
- Chicago
- Dallas
- New York
- Washington, D.C.
- Wilmington
- Boston
- Miami
Time in other cities
- New York12:12 am · night
- London5:12 am · night
- Tokyo1:12 pm · daylight
- Los Angeles9:12 pm · night
- Paris6:12 am · night
- Dubai8:12 am · daylight
- Singapore12:12 pm · daylight
- Sydney3:12 pm · daylight
Questions
What time zone is Houston in?
Houston is on Central Daylight Time (CDT), UTC-5 today. Its zone in the time zone database is America/Chicago.
Does Houston use daylight saving time?
Yes. Houston is on UTC-6 in winter and UTC-5 in summer. On Sunday, November 1, 2026, Houston turns its clocks back an hour, to UTC-6.
When are sunrise and sunset in Houston today?
Sunrise 7:26 am, sunset 6:47 pm: 11 h 21 min of daylight.