Brilliant in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.0254, -87.7584
- Elevation
- 189 m above sea level
- Population
- 884
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1100 km away
- Same name
- 3 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Brilliant, Alabama, United States
You can see the current local time of Brilliant, Alabama, United States on this page, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Brilliant, United States
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Brilliant
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Brilliant.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:08 AM Solar noon 12:36 PM Sunset 6:04 PM Daylight 10 h 56 min Night 13 h 04 min Civil twilight 6:42 AM – 6:29 PM
Weather in Brilliant right now
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Brilliant and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 35548
- 43913
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 Brilliant
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
- Gold Mine — 2.1 km
- Pull Tight — 2.5 km
- Brookside — 3.0 km
- Tucker — 6.2 km
- Rock City — 6.5 km
- Piney Grove — 6.8 km
Local time details for Brilliant
2 postal codes are in use across Brilliant.
People in Brilliant keep America/Chicago, a zone offset of UTC−5. Seasonal time change: Yes.
Sunrise happens at 7:08 AM in Brilliant today and sunset at 6:04 PM. That marks 10 h 56 min of daylight.
The hour in Brilliant is the hour in Gold Mine and Pull Tight as well.
Questions and answers
- What time zone should be selected for Brilliant?
- Select America/Chicago for Brilliant; the offset is −5.
- Does Brilliant run on daylight saving time for part of the year?
- Daylight saving in Brilliant: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Brilliant?
- Sunrise there is at 7:08 AM.