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Time in Huntsville, Alabama, United States now

18:39:18

Thursday, October 1, 2026, week 40

World Vegetarian Day / International Day of Older Persons / National Day of China / Independence Day of Nigeria

Sun: ↑ 06:41 ↓ 18:31 (11h 49m) - More info - Make Huntsville time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Huntsville

UTC -5

Central Time (CT)
now 1 hour behind New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -6 / Central Standard Time (CST)
The time in Huntsville can be either 1 or 2 hours behind or the same as the time in New York, depending on the time of the year.
The IANA time zone identifier for Huntsville is America/Chicago.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -5 / Central Daylight Time (CDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -6 / Central Standard Time (CST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00 to 01:00 local time.

Time difference
from Huntsville

Los Angeles	−2 hours	−2 hours
Chicago	0
New York	+1 hours
Toronto	+1 hours
São Paulo	+2 hours
UTC	+5 hours
Lagos	+6 hours
London	+6 hours
Johannesburg	+7 hours
Paris	+7 hours
Zurich	+7 hours
Cairo	+8 hours
Istanbul	+8 hours
Moscow	+8 hours
Dubai	+9 hours
Mumbai	+10.5 hours
Hong Kong	+13 hours
Shanghai	+13 hours
Singapore	+13 hours
Tokyo	+14 hours
Sydney	+15 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Huntsville

Sunrise: 06:41
Sunset: 18:31
Day length: 11h 49m
Solar noon: 12:36
The current local time in Huntsville is 36 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Huntsville on the map

Location: Alabama, United States
Latitude: 34.73. Longitude: -86.59
Population: 215,000
Elevation: 190 m

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Best restaurants in Huntsville

#1 City Barbeque - Barbecue food
#2 Twin Peaks - American and new american food
#3 Salt Factory Pub - New American and vegetarian options food

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