United States · CDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Madison, United States runs on UTC−5. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. There is a 1-hour difference between Madison and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Madison lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Madison and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Madison lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Madison and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Chicago, Bogotá, Lima. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Madison.
Practical Info
Madison (United States) is home to roughly 270K people. Today brings about 15.4 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 20:42. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 43° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
United States
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Time Zone
CDT · America/Chicago
Coordinates
43.07°N, 89.40°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Madison sits on an isthmus between two lakes, roughly 1.5 kilometres wide at its narrowest, with the state capitol in the middle. No building in the city may legally rise above the capitol dome's base.
The clock: Madison keeps Central Time. Its Saturday farmers' market on the capitol square is among the largest producer-only markets in the United States.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap