United States · Texas
Current local time in Little Elm
Little Elm keeps time on the America/Chicago zone, currently UTC−5. The offset shifts twice a year with daylight saving, and the clock below always reflects the rule in force today. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Little Elm, Texas
Little Elm time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- America/Chicago
- Current UTC offset
- UTC−5
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Next clock change
- Sun, Nov 1, 2026 → UTC−6
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Texas
- Coordinates
- 33.16°, -96.94°
- Population
- 38,341
- Local date
- Tue, Sep 1, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Little Elm today
Computed from Little Elm's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 7:06 AM
- Sunset
- 7:48 PM
- Solar noon
- 1:28 PM
- Day length
- 12h 42m
- Civil dawn
- 6:36 AM
- Civil dusk
- 8:17 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 7:35 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 7:19 PM
Little Elm time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Little Elm is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 03:07 PM | 2h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 11:07 PM | 6h behind |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 02:07 AM | 9h behind |
| TokyoJapan | 07:07 AM | 14h behind |
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Little Elmtime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Little Elm right now?
- Little Elm is on America/Chicago, currently UTC−5. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Little Elm in?
- Little Elm uses the IANA time zone America/Chicago, which is UTC−5 at the moment. The offset shifts across the year because the zone observes daylight saving time.
- Does Little Elm observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. The next change is on Sun, Nov 1, 2026, shifting the offset to UTC−6.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Little Elm today?
- Today the sun rises at about 7:06 AM and sets at about 7:48 PM local time in Little Elm, giving roughly 12h 42m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 1:28 PM.
Working with Little Elm time
Scheduling across America/Chicago is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.