Current Time in Hays, United States 🇺🇸
Lat/Long: 38.88° N, 99.33° W
Elevation: 616 m above sea level
Population rank: #2406 of 21,150 cities in United States by population
State: Kansas
Country: 🇺🇸 United States (North America)
IANA Timezone: America/Chicago
Solar time: clocks run about 1h 35m ahead of the sun
Timezone: CDT
Daylight Saving Time: Yes ✅ (Abbreviation: CDT) (When does Daylight Savings Time end?)
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in United States: AKST, CST, EST, HST, MST, PST
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in United States: AKDT, CDT, EDT, HDT, MDT, PDT
The time now in Hays, United States is shown in the live clock above and updates every second. Hays currently observes CDT, UTC-5. Clocks in Hays are set to UTC−06:00 under the America/Chicago zone. Daylight saving time is in effect right now, so the city is an hour ahead of its standard offset. Daylight is on the shorter side today, about 11 hours. Being in the temperate belt, Hays sees markedly longer summer days and shorter winter ones. Hays stands at an elevated 616 m above the sea. The nearest big city, Los Angeles, is a distant 1771 km away. Modest in size, Hays still needs an exact local time for planning across borders.
Hays gets 11h 01m of daylight today, with sunrise at 07:51 and sunset at 18:52.
Hays Time Zone and Daylight
Daylight Hours in Hays
Hays gets 11h 02m of daylight today. Sunrise in Hays is at 07:51 and sunset in Hays is at 18:52.
Daylight ranges from about 9h 26m near the December solstice to 14h 53m near the June solstice.
Time Difference Between Hays and Major Cities
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Current Time in Other Cities in the United States
Cities Sharing Hays's Time Zone (UTC-05:00)
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Prayer Times in Hays
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 19 Oct ● | 06:19 | 07:50 | 13:22 | 16:26 | 18:53 | 20:23 |
| Tue, 20 Oct | 06:20 | 07:51 | 13:22 | 16:25 | 18:52 | 20:22 |
| Wed, 21 Oct | 06:21 | 07:52 | 13:21 | 16:24 | 18:51 | 20:21 |
| Thu, 22 Oct | 06:22 | 07:53 | 13:21 | 16:23 | 18:49 | 20:19 |
| Fri, 23 Oct | 06:23 | 07:54 | 13:21 | 16:22 | 18:48 | 20:18 |
| Sat, 24 Oct | 06:24 | 07:55 | 13:21 | 16:21 | 18:47 | 20:17 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 06:24 | 07:56 | 13:21 | 16:20 | 18:45 | 20:15 |
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Hays
Sunrise
in Hays
↑
7:51 AM
Sunset
in Hays
↓
6:52 PM
Day Length
11h 01m
Dawn
in Hays
7:23 AM
Dusk
in Hays
7:20 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Hays
Current Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
56.6%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 15:41
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 01:51
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Distances & Clock Changes in Hays
How Far Is Hays From Other Major Cities?
| City | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 1,771 km | WSW (258deg) |
| New York | 2,166 km | ENE (77deg) |
| London | 7,290 km | NE (42deg) |
| Paris | 7,600 km | NE (44deg) |
| Moscow | 8,733 km | NNE (23deg) |
| Sao Paulo | 8,844 km | SE (132deg) |
| Tokyo | 9,751 km | NW (316deg) |
| Hong Kong | 12,368 km | NNW (327deg) |
When Do the Clocks Change in Hays?
Hays next changes its clocks on November 1, 2026, when the clocks fall back by one hour.
Hays's Antipode: The Opposite Side of the Earth
Dig straight through the Earth from Hays and you would surface in the open ocean, near 38.9deg S, 80.7deg E.
Frequently Asked Questions about Hays
What time is it in Hays right now?
The current local time in Hays is 03:29 on Monday, October 19, 2026. Hays follows the America/Chicago time zone.
What time zone is Hays in?
Hays runs on the America/Chicago IANA time zone (UTC-05:00), the same zone used across the surrounding region, with the clocks shifting automatically whenever daylight saving is in force.
How many hours ahead or behind UTC is Hays?
Is Hays on daylight saving time right now?
Yes. Daylight saving time is in effect in Hays as of October 19, 2026.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Hays today?
Hays sees sunrise at 07:51 and sunset at 18:52 today, giving 11h 01m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Hays tonight?
The moon phase over Hays tonight is Waxing Gibbous with 56.6% illumination.
What is solar time in Hays?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Hays, clocks run about 1h 35m ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.