Canaan in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.2049, -86.3036
- Elevation
- 83 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1120 km away
- Same name
- 54 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Canaan, Alabama, United States
This page tells you the time right now in Canaan, Alabama, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
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 6:08 AM Solar noon 11:30 AM Sunset 4:52 PM Daylight 10 h 43 min Night 13 h 17 min Civil twilight 5:43 AM – 5:17 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
- Tharin — 1.9 km
- Pine Needles — 3.7 km
- Roxana — 3.9 km
- Snowdoun — 4.1 km
- Hunting Downs — 5.7 km
- Hobbie Farm — 5.7 km
Local time details for Canaan
Canaan has 6 postal codes in total.
Canaan operates on America/Chicago at UTC−6. Daylight saving time used here: No.
Sunrise today is 6:08 AM in Canaan, with sunset at 4:52 PM. That works out to 10 h 43 min of light.
The local time of Canaan is shared by neighbouring Tharin and Pine Needles.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone applies to Canaan?
- The time zone that applies to Canaan is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Will the time in Canaan move forward or back for daylight saving?
- Daylight saving time in Canaan: No.
- What time is sunrise in Canaan?
- It is 6:08 AM.