Damascus in numbers
- Coordinates
- 33.9748, -86.8736
- Elevation
- 146 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1035 km away
- Same name
- 22 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Damascus, Alabama, United States
This page shows what the clocks read right now in Damascus, Alabama, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Damascus, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Damascus
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Damascus keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:05 AM Solar noon 12:32 PM Sunset 5:59 PM Daylight 10 h 54 min Night 13 h 06 min Civil twilight 6:40 AM – 6:25 PM
Weather in Damascus right now
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Damascus and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 18415
- 20872
- 24236
- 39841
- 44619
- 72039
- 97089
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 Damascus
- Damascus Damascus Governorate, Syria
- Damascus Maryland, United States
- Damascus Oregon, United States
- Damascus Virginia, United States
- Damascus Ohio, 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
- Black Bottom — 3.2 km
- Colony — 4.1 km
- Sulpher Springs — 6.7 km
- Dodge City — 7.4 km
- Misty Harbor — 7.7 km
- Blount Springs — 8.8 km
About the time in Damascus
Damascus sees first light at 7:05 AM today and the sun sets at 5:59 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 54 min.
Time in Damascus applies without change in Black Bottom and Colony nearby.
Damascus has 7 postal codes in total.
Damascus keeps time under America/Chicago. That places it at UTC−5, with daylight saving time Yes.
Questions and answers
- How is Damascus's time zone listed?
- Damascus's time zone is listed as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Damascus?
- Daylight saving time in Damascus: Yes.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Damascus?
- Expect it at 5:59 PM.