Albany in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.5968, -86.9656
- Elevation
- 173 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1005 km away
- Same name
- 31 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Albany, Alabama, United States
This is the current time in Albany, Alabama, United States, shown for the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Albany, United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Albany
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Albany keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:54 AM Solar noon 12:35 PM Sunset 6:15 PM Daylight 11 h 21 min Night 12 h 39 min Civil twilight 6:29 AM – 6:40 PM
Weather in Albany right now
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Albany and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 05820
- 12201
- 12202
- 12203
- 12204
- 12205
- 12206
- 12207
- 12208
- 12209
- 12210
- 12211
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Alabama
- Huntsville 215 006
- Birmingham 196 357
- Montgomery 195 287
- Mobile 183 289
- Tuscaloosa 111 338
- Hoover 84 848
Other places named Albany
- Albany New York, United States
- Albany Georgia, United States
- Albany Oregon, United States
- Albany Western Australia, Australia
- Albany California, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Fairview — 1.8 km
- Decatur — 1.9 km
- Oakworth — 2.3 km
- West Decatur — 2.9 km
- Whiteside — 4.3 km
- Bayside — 4.5 km
Local time details for Albany
In Albany, first light arrives at 6:54 AM and the sun goes down at 6:15 PM. The day holds 11 h 21 min of light.
Around Albany, places such as Fairview and Decatur use the same time.
12 postal codes divide Albany.
Albany uses the America/Chicago time zone with a UTC−5 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Albany use?
- Albany uses America/Chicago, which has an offset of −5.
- Is summer time in effect in Albany at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Albany: Yes.
- When is the sun down in Albany?
- The sun goes down at 6:15 PM.