Altair in numbers
- Coordinates
- 29.5714, -96.4541
- Elevation
- 63 m above sea level
- Region
- Texas
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 2058 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Altair, Texas, United States
Look up the current time in Altair, Texas, United States, which follows the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Altair, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Altair
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Altair, Texas.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:39 AM Solar noon 1:11 PM Sunset 6:42 PM Daylight 11 h 02 min Night 12 h 58 min Civil twilight 7:15 AM – 7:06 PM
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Altair and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 77412
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 Texas
- Houston 2 314 157
- San Antonio 1 526 656
- Dallas 1 326 087
- Fort Worth 1 008 106
- Austin 974 447
- El Paso 678 815
Other places named Altair
- Altair São Paulo, Brazil
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
- Gwinns Crossing (historical) — 3.9 km
- Colorado County — 8.9 km
- Helms — 10.0 km
- Atascosito Crossing (historical) — 10.1 km
- Ramsey — 10.5 km
- Eagle Lake — 11.8 km
Time and daylight in Altair
The time standard for Altair is America/Chicago at UTC−5. Daylight saving time applies here: Yes.
Today Altair sees sunrise at 7:39 AM, sunset at 6:42 PM. Daylight comes out to 11 h 02 min.
Gwinns Crossing (historical) and Colorado County lie near Altair and keep identical time.
The register holds 1 postal code for Altair.
Questions and answers
- What zone is Altair in for local time?
- For local time, Altair is in America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do I need to account for daylight saving time in Altair?
- Daylight saving time in Altair: Yes.
- Both sunrise and sunset in Altair — what times?
- 7:39 AM and 6:42 PM.