Canaan in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.9304, -89.1267
- Elevation
- 185 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1161 km away
- Same name
- 54 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Canaan, Mississippi, United States
The time now in Canaan, Mississippi, United States is shown here, following the America/Chicago time zone (−6).
Canaan, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Canaan
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Canaan.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:19 AM Solar noon 11:41 AM Sunset 5:03 PM Daylight 10 h 44 min Night 13 h 16 min Civil twilight 5:53 AM – 5:29 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 Mississippi
- Jackson 153 701
- Gulfport 71 856
- West Gulfport 71 329
- Southaven 52 589
- Hattiesburg 46 805
- Biloxi 45 637
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
- New Canaan — 2.1 km
- Brody — 5.2 km
- Hamilton — 6.8 km
- Black Jack — 7.1 km
- Spring Hill — 7.7 km
- Hopewell — 8.3 km
Local time details for Canaan
Neighbours of Canaan such as New Canaan and Brody share its clock.
Within Canaan, postal codes number 6.
The applicable time zone for Canaan is America/Chicago, offset UTC−6. Seasonal clock change applies: No.
Sunrise falls at 6:19 AM today in Canaan, with the sun setting at 5:03 PM. That leaves 10 h 44 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone setting matches Canaan?
- The time zone setting that matches Canaan is America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Does the local schedule in Canaan include a clock change?
- No.
- When does morning light reach Canaan?
- At 6:19 AM.