Canaan in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.8298, -87.8700
- Elevation
- 152 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1064 km away
- Same name
- 54 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Canaan, Alabama, United States
The local time in Canaan, Alabama, United States — in the America/Chicago time zone (−5) — is shown on this page.
Canaan, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Canaan
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Canaan keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:00 AM Solar noon 12:38 PM Sunset 6:16 PM Daylight 11 h 16 min Night 12 h 44 min Civil twilight 6:34 AM – 6:41 PM
Weather in Canaan right now
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Canaan and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03741
- 04924
- 05903
- 06018
- 12029
- 47224
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 Canaan
- Canaan Maine, United States
- Canaan Connecticut, United States
- Canaan New Hampshire, United States
- Canaan Vermont, United States
- Canaan Oaxaca, Mexico
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
- Smithsonia — 4.0 km
- Rhodesville — 4.7 km
- Oakland — 6.6 km
- Georgetown — 7.0 km
- Mhoontown — 7.1 km
- Gravelly Springs — 7.1 km
About the time in Canaan
Sunrise happens at 7:00 AM in Canaan today and sunset at 6:16 PM. That marks 11 h 16 min of daylight.
Smithsonia and Rhodesville are close to Canaan and observe the same time.
Canaan is covered by 6 postal codes.
Canaan belongs to the America/Chicago zone, placing local clocks at UTC−5. Summer time adjustment: Yes.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Canaan?
- The time zone that includes Canaan is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is summer time in effect in Canaan at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Canaan: Yes.
- What time is first light in Canaan?
- The sun rises at 7:00 AM.