Time in Kansas, USA
Monday, November 9, 2026
What time is it in Kansas? It is on Monday, November 9, 2026.
Next public holiday in the United States: Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11 (in 2 days) · All holidays
Kansas time zone
- Time zone
- Central Standard Time (CST)
- UTC offset
- UTC-6
- IANA time zone
- America/Chicago
- Week number
- 46
Daylight saving time in Kansas
Standard time is in effect in Kansas (UTC-6).
On Sunday, March 14, 2027, at 2:00 AM, clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (UTC-5).
Sunrise and sunset in Topeka today
- Sunrise
- 6:59 AM
- Sunset
- 5:13 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:06 PM
- Golden hour
- 6:41–7:37 AM and 4:34–5:30 PM
- Day length
- 10 h 14 min (2 min 3 s shorter than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 6:31–6:59 AM and 5:13–5:41 PM
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, January 26, 20284% of the Sun covered, maximum at 8:13 AM, at sunrise
Moon in Topeka today
New moon
Illumination: 1%
- Moonrise
- 7:32 AM
- Moonset
- 5:07 PM
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 8:53 AM
- Next new moon
- Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 6:51 PM
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, January 11, 2028Maximum at 10:13 PM
About Kansas
The time zone in Kansas is Central Time (UTC-6). The administrative centre is Topeka. Here you can find the exact time in 61 places in Kansas.
- Administrative centre
- Topeka
- Time zones
- 1
- Places on this site
- 61
Largest cities in Kansas
All places in Kansas A–Z
- Abilene
- Andover
- Arkansas City
- Atchison
- Augusta
- Basehor
- Bonner Springs
- Chanute
- Coffeyville
- Colby
- Concordia
- De Soto
- Derby
- Dodge City
- El Dorado
- Emporia
- Eudora
- Fort Riley North
- Fort Scott
- Garden City
- Gardner
- Great Bend
- Hays
- Haysville
- Hutchinson
- Independence
- Iola
- Junction City
- Kansas City
- Lansing
- Lawrence
- Leavenworth
- Leawood
- Lenexa
- Liberal
- Manhattan
- McPherson
- Merriam
- Mission
- Mulvane
- Newton
- Olathe
- Ottawa
- Overland Park
- Paola
- Park City
- Parsons
- Pittsburg
- Prairie Village
- Pratt
- Roeland Park
- Salina
- Shawnee
- Spring Hill
- Tonganoxie
- Topeka
- Ulysses
- Valley Center
- Wellington
- Wichita
- Winfield
Time in major world cities
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Kansas in?
Kansas uses CST (America/Chicago), UTC-6.
Does Kansas observe daylight saving time?
Yes. On Sunday, March 14, 2027, at 2:00 AM, clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (UTC-5).
What is UTC?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Kansas is currently on UTC-6.