United States · CDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Omaha, 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 Omaha 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 Omaha lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Omaha 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 Omaha lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Omaha 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 Omaha.
Practical Info
Omaha (United States) is home to roughly 490K people. Today brings about 15.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:54, sunset at 21:00. 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 41° 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
41.26°N, 95.93°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting in Omaha draws around 40,000 people and is regularly described as Woodstock for capitalists. The company is headquartered in an unremarkable office building in a city of half a million.
The clock: Omaha keeps Central Time. The transcontinental railroad's eastern construction began here in 1863.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap