Alton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 45.8830, -86.8843
- Elevation
- 212 m above sea level
- Region
- Michigan
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1120 km away
- Same name
- 34 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alton, Michigan, United States
What follows is the current local time in Alton, Michigan, United States, in the America/Detroit zone (−4).
Alton, United States
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/Detroit
Local time in Alton
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Alton.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:26 AM Solar noon 1:32 PM Sunset 6:39 PM Daylight 10 h 13 min Night 13 h 47 min Civil twilight 7:55 AM – 7:10 PM
Weather in Alton right now
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Alton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 03809
- 14413
- 24520
- 35015
- 51003
- 62002
- 65606
- 67623
- 84710
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 Michigan
- Detroit 645 705
- Grand Rapids 195 097
- Warren 134 056
- Sterling Heights 132 052
- Ann Arbor 117 070
- Lansing 112 644
Other places named Alton
- Alton Illinois, United States
- Alton England, United Kingdom
- Alton Texas, United States
- Alton Iowa, United States
- Alton Missouri, United States
Same time zone — America/Detroit
- Detroit United States
Nearby places
- Ensign — 2.0 km
- Garth — 5.4 km
- Whitefish Hill RV and Mobile Home Park — 6.5 km
- Ogontz — 7.4 km
- Rapid River — 8.1 km
- Masonville — 8.6 km
Alton: clock, sun and surroundings
Neighbouring Ensign and Garth keep the same hours as Alton.
Alton contains 9 postal codes.
Alton marks time with America/Detroit at an offset of UTC−4. Does the area change clocks seasonally? Yes.
The day begins at Alton with sunrise at 8:26 AM and ends with sunset at 6:39 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 13 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Alton?
- Alton is in America/Detroit, which has an offset of −4.
- Does Alton change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Alton: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunset in Alton?
- Today the sun sets at 6:39 PM.