Time in Texas, United States now

16:28:25

DaytimeWednesday, October 7, 2026Week 41Today: International Day of Peaceful Communication

Key facts

TimezoneAmerica/Chicago

AbbreviationCDT

UTC offsetGMT-5

Unix time1791408505

UTC time2026-10-07T21:28:25.935Z

Current year2026

State / regionTexas

CountryUnited States

Cities listed179

Latitude31.263890

Longitude-98.545612

Day of weekWednesday

Day of year280

Week number41

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Texas on the map

Texas is a state or region in United States.
Latitude: 31.2639. Longitude: -98.5456
Timezone: America/Chicago

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Time zone info for Texas

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Texas follows America/Chicago. The local time is shown using live browser time, refreshed every second.

Methodology and trust

About this Texas time page

This Texas page combines live clock output with timezone, offset, holiday, and daylight context so the page is useful beyond a single timestamp.

Last reviewedJune 28, 2026

Template logic, page copy, and trust notes were reviewed manually in the current rollout.

Time and DST sourceAmerica/Chicago

Displayed local time follows the IANA timezone identifier assigned to this page and updates live in the browser.

Weather and solar layerOpen-Meteo + coordinate calculations

Weather context uses Open-Meteo. Sunrise, sunset, and day-length details are shown as informational timing context.

Holiday coverageUS holiday dataset

Calendar and next-holiday data use normalized HolidayFinder coverage with a date-holidays fallback. Regional holiday matches can also include Texas where source coverage is available.

Read the full editorial methodology and data sources, see who publishes the site, or send corrections through the contact page.

Live conditions

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Texas

Sunrise: 07:31
Sunset: 19:11
Day length: 11 hr 40 min
Solar noon: 13:21
Estimates use the map coordinates and local date, with local time zone and daylight-saving adjustments. Terrain and weather can affect observed sunrise and sunset.

Texas time now, plus the cities that matter around it

The current time in Texas is 16:28:25 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, using America/Chicago (GMT-5) as the regional reference. Check the destination city before applying this clock to every place in Texas.

The regional directory covers 179 listed locations. Compare individual destinations or check the wider context in time across United States.

The largest listed city in the location data is Houston. The directory count reflects site coverage, not an official census.

Texas at a glance

Texas time right now

The regional clock is 16:28:25 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, using CDT with a live UTC or GMT offset of GMT-5.

179 listed city pages

One listed city reference is time in Houston. Its city page gives a location-specific clock and daylight estimate.

The listing is a navigation directory, not a complete record of every settlement in the region.

How statewide time behaves

The data for Texas lists 3 time-zone identifiers. Some can share the same current offset or be aliases; the count does not establish how many different clocks are in use.

What a state page can tell you that a city page cannot

The current reference for Texas uses America/Chicago, currently GMT-5. Confirm the city for an appointment, pickup or event.

A regional boundary is not necessarily a time-zone boundary. Different identifiers may also preserve historical rules while showing the same time today.

For future plans, confirm the local date and UTC offset on the event date. For another region in the same country, browse time across United States.

For immediate scheduling, the safest next step is usually one of the major city pages such as time in Houston, time in Dallas, and time in San Antonio.

Useful city and region links inside Texas

Major city clocks in Texas

The quickest way to go deeper from the state page is to jump to time in Houston, time in Dallas, time in San Antonio, time in Austin, and time in El Paso. Those pages answer the city-level question directly while keeping the same wider regional context.

Other strong state pages in United States

If the question is regional but not locked to Texas, these state pages are the best next references: current local time in California, current local time in New York, current local time in Florida, and current local time in Illinois.

Compare this state with another region

When the real task is comparing time across regions, open the compare tool or move directly to current local time in Maharashtra, current local time in São Paulo, and current local time in Tamil Nadu.

Representative daylight in Texas

Using Texas as the mapped daylight reference, sunrise is 07:31, sunset is 19:11, and estimated day length is 11 hr 40 min.

These estimates apply to the coordinates shown on the map. Daylight can differ elsewhere in the region even when the civil clock is the same.

Quick answers about time in Texas

What time is it in Texas right now?

This page shows the current regional time for Texas as 16:28:25 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.

Does all of Texas follow one time zone?

There are 3 recorded time-zone identifiers for Texas. These can include aliases or different historical rules; compare city clocks to check current differences.

Should I use the state page or a city page?

Use the state page when the question is regional. Use a city page such as time in Houston and time in Dallas when the decision depends on a specific local clock.

Which location supplies the daylight reference for Texas?

Daylight estimates use Texas, with America/Chicago for local time. A regional map point may not be the center of any particular city.

How do I compare Texas with another region?

The quickest route is the compare tool or one of the built-in regional links like current local time in Maharashtra and current local time in São Paulo.

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