Helicon in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.9135, -86.2119
- Elevation
- 138 m above sea level
- Region
- Alabama
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1136 km away
- Same name
- 2 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Helicon, Alabama, United States
Right now in Helicon, Alabama, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Helicon, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Helicon
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Helicon, Alabama.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:58 AM Solar noon 12:30 PM Sunset 6:01 PM Daylight 11 h 03 min Night 12 h 57 min Civil twilight 6:33 AM – 6:26 PM
Weather in Helicon right now
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Helicon and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 36062 Petrey — 7.2 km away
- 36041 Highland Home — 8.2 km away
- 36046 Lapine — 9.0 km away
- 36036 Grady — 14.1 km away
- 36035 Goshen — 15.4 km away
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 Helicon
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
- Bradleyton — 3.1 km
- Shady Grove — 4.7 km
- Olustee — 4.8 km
- Kent — 5.6 km
- Garnersville — 7.1 km
- Taylor — 7.2 km
Helicon: clock, sun and surroundings
Helicon accounts for 5 postal codes.
Helicon adheres to America/Chicago, a UTC−5 offset. Daylight saving time observed: Yes.
Sunrise arrives in Helicon at 6:58 AM today and the sun goes down at 6:01 PM. That gives the day 11 h 03 min of light.
Nearby places like Bradleyton and Shady Grove are on Helicon time.
Questions and answers
- Is America/Chicago the time zone for Helicon?
- Yes, America/Chicago is the time zone for Helicon, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time have any effect on the clock in Helicon?
- Daylight saving in Helicon: Yes.
- At what time is the sun rising in Helicon?
- The sun is rising at 6:58 AM.