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 (−6) — is shown on this page.
Canaan, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Canaan
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Canaan keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:19 AM Solar noon 11:36 AM Sunset 4:54 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 5:53 AM – 5:20 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 6:19 AM in Canaan today and sunset at 4:54 PM. That marks 10 h 35 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−6. Summer time adjustment: No.
Questions and answers
- What time zone includes Canaan?
- The time zone that includes Canaan is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is summer time in effect in Canaan at some point in the year?
- Daylight saving observed in Canaan: No.
- What time is first light in Canaan?
- The sun rises at 6:19 AM.