UTC Offset
UTC-05:00
Current time in The Colony, United States
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-06:00 in winter, UTC-05:00 in summer.
Current time in The Colony, United States
01:28 10
IANA time zone
America/Chicago
Daylight saving
DST in effect
CST / CDT
Next DST change
November 1
backward -1h
Quick answer
The current local time in The Colony, United States is 01:28 (CDT), which is UTC-05:00.
The Colony is in United States, located at 33.089, -96.886.
The current time zone for The Colony is CDT, whose offset is UTC-05:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is America/Chicago.
The next daylight saving transition is November 1, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
Timezone in The Colony
Central Standard Time (North America) (CST)
IANA time zone:
America/Chicago During winter
CST
Central Standard Time (North America)
UTC-06:00
Currently active
CDT
Central Daylight Time
UTC-05:00
Daylight in The Colony today
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Sunset
Day length
14h 20m
The Colony, United States
- Country
- United States
- ISO code
- US
- Coordinates
- 33.0890° N, 96.8864° W
- IANA zone
- America/Chicago
- Population
- 41,779
- Elevation
- 180 m
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The Colony, United States
- Local time01:28
- UTC offsetUTC-05:00
- Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
- StatusDaylight saving
- Coordinates
- 33.09°, -96.89°
World clock
Compared with The Colony
Daylight saving time in The Colony
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-06:00 in winter, UTC-05:00 in summer.
Next DST change November 1, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h
DST schedule — recent & upcoming years
Spring-forward and fall-back dates in The Colony.
- 2025DST start (spring forward)Mar 9, 2025,DST end (fall back)Nov 2, 2025,
- 2026DST start (spring forward)Mar 8, 2026,DST end (fall back)Nov 1, 2026,
- 2027DST start (spring forward)Mar 14, 2027,DST end (fall back)Nov 7, 2027,
- 2028DST start (spring forward)Mar 12, 2028,DST end (fall back)Nov 5, 2028,
| Year | DST start (spring forward) | DST end (fall back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 9, 2025, | Nov 2, 2025, |
| 2026 | Mar 8, 2026, | Nov 1, 2026, |
| 2027 | Mar 14, 2027, | Nov 7, 2027, |
| 2028 | Mar 12, 2028, | Nov 5, 2028, |
Hour-by-hour conversion
When it's the given hour in The Colony, here are the local times elsewhere.
| The Colony | New York | Mexico City | São Paulo | London | Paris | Berlin | Dubai | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 01:00 | 23:00 -1 | 02:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | 10:30 |
| 01:00 | 02:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 11:30 |
| 02:00 | 03:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | 12:30 |
| 03:00 | 04:00 | 02:00 | 05:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 13:30 |
| 04:00 | 05:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 14:30 |
| 05:00 | 06:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:30 |
| 06:00 | 07:00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 16:30 |
| 07:00 | 08:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 17:30 |
| 08:00 | 09:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 18:30 |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | 08:00 | 11:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| 10:00 | 11:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:30 |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 21:30 |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 21:00 | 22:30 |
| 13:00 | 14:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 23:30 |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | 00:30 +1 |
| 15:00 | 16:00 | 14:00 | 17:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:30 +1 |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:30 +1 |
| 17:00 | 18:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 +1 | 00:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 03:30 +1 |
| 18:00 | 19:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 04:30 +1 |
| 19:00 | 20:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:30 +1 |
| 20:00 | 21:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 | 02:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 06:30 +1 |
| 21:00 | 22:00 | 20:00 | 23:00 | 03:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 07:30 +1 |
| 22:00 | 23:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 07:00 +1 | 08:30 +1 |
| 23:00 | 00:00 +1 | 22:00 | 01:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 08:00 +1 | 09:30 +1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
The current local time in The Colony, United States is 01:28 (CDT). The Colony uses the America/Chicago time zone, which is UTC-05:00.
The Colony uses CST (UTC-06:00) in winter and switches to CDT (UTC-05:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is America/Chicago.
Yes. The next daylight saving transition in The Colony is on November 1, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for The Colony is America/Chicago. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.
It is currently AM in The Colony. The local time is 01:28 (CDT).
The Colony is UTC-06:00 from UTC during standard time and UTC-05:00 during daylight saving time. It is currently UTC-05:00.
The next daylight saving transition in The Colony is on November 1, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.
The Colony is currently 1 hour behind New York.