Time in Alabama, United States

Time in Mobile, Alabama now

6:00:00 AM

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

CST · UTC−6 Central Standard Time

Sunrise: 6:08 AM
Sunset: 5:02 PM
Day length: 10 h 54 min
Daylight saving: Changes Mar 14, 2027

Mobile time zone

Time zone

Central Standard Time (CST), UTC−6. IANA zone America/Chicago.

Clock changes

Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−6 → UTC−5).

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Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States. Coordinates 30.69° N, 88.04° W; population about 183,289.

Sunrise and sunset in Mobile today

Dawn (civil): 5:43 AM
Sunrise: 6:08 AM
Solar noon: 11:35 AM
Sunset: 5:02 PM
Dusk (civil): 5:27 PM
Day length: 10 h 54 min
Night length: 13 h 6 min
Golden hour, morning: 5:53 AM – 6:42 AM
Golden hour, evening: 4:29 PM – 5:18 PM
Blue hour, morning: 5:43 AM – 5:53 AM
Blue hour, evening: 5:18 PM – 5:27 PM

Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.

Mobile time compared with other cities

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City	Local time	Difference from Mobile
New York City, New York	7:00 AM	1 hour ahead of Mobile
Los Angeles, California	4:00 AM	2 hours behind Mobile
Denver, Colorado	5:00 AM	1 hour behind Mobile
Phoenix, Arizona	5:00 AM	1 hour behind Mobile
Honolulu, Hawaii	2:00 AM	4 hours behind Mobile
Anchorage, Alaska	3:00 AM	3 hours behind Mobile
Toronto, Canada	7:00 AM	1 hour ahead of Mobile
Vancouver, Canada	5:00 AM	1 hour behind Mobile
Mexico City, Mexico	6:00 AM	Same time as Mobile
São Paulo, Brazil	9:00 AM	3 hours ahead of Mobile
Buenos Aires, Argentina	9:00 AM	3 hours ahead of Mobile
London, United Kingdom	12:00 PM	6 hours ahead of Mobile
Dublin, Ireland	12:00 PM	6 hours ahead of Mobile
Paris, France	1:00 PM	7 hours ahead of Mobile

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Questions about time in Mobile

What time zone is Mobile in?

Mobile uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) as standard time and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) during daylight saving time. Its IANA time-zone identifier is America/Chicago, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.

Does Mobile observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−6 → UTC−5). The previous change was on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

How far is Mobile from UTC?

Mobile is 6 hours behind UTC on standard time and 5 hours behind UTC during daylight saving time.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Mobile today?

The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 6:08 AM and set at 5:02 PM, giving 10 h 54 min of daylight.

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