Contention in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.7690, -110.2020
- Elevation
- 1158 m above sea level
- Region
- Arizona
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 3093 km away
What time is it in Contention, Arizona, United States
This page reports the local time in Contention, Arizona, United States, set by the America/Phoenix time zone (−7).
Contention, United States
Thursday, 5 November 2026
UTC−7 · America/Phoenix
Local time in Contention
UTC−7 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Contention.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:42 AM Solar noon 12:06 PM Sunset 5:30 PM Daylight 10 h 48 min Night 13 h 12 min Civil twilight 6:16 AM – 5:55 PM
Weather in Contention right now
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Contention and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 85636 Sierra Vista — 13.4 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 Arizona
Same time zone — America/Phoenix
- Phoenix United States
Nearby places
- Boquillas — 2.5 km
- Benson Junction — 3.3 km
- Fairbank (historical) — 5.3 km
- Escalante Crossing — 10.3 km
- Curtiss — 13.1 km
- Tombstone — 14.1 km
Local time details for Contention
Contention carries 1 postal code.
Contention is on America/Phoenix time, which corresponds to UTC−7. Whether the area observes daylight saving: No.
The day begins at Contention with sunrise at 6:42 AM and ends with sunset at 5:30 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 48 min.
Time runs the same in Contention and in nearby Boquillas and Benson Junction.
Questions and answers
- Could you specify the time zone used in Contention?
- The time zone used in Contention is America/Phoenix, with an offset of −7.
- Do clocks in Contention shift for daylight saving time?
- No.
- At what time is the sun rising in Contention?
- The sun is rising at 6:42 AM.