Current Local Time in Madison, Wisconsin, USA

5:33:45 am CST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Wisconsin (WI)
Lat/Long:	43°04'N / 89°23'W
Elevation:	280 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

14 °F

Light snow. Ice fog.
28 / 12 °F

Thu 22.		22 / -4 °F
Fri 23.		-3 / -17 °F

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Time Zone

CST (Central Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -6 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:22 am
↑ 117° Southeast

Sunset

4:55 pm
↑ 243° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 33 minutes
+1m 58s longer

Moon 7.2%

Rise – 8:59 am
Set – 8:10 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:08 pm
Altitude: 27.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:43 am – 6:16 am
6:01 pm – 6:35 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:16 am – 6:51 am
5:26 pm – 6:01 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:51 am – 7:22 am
4:55 pm – 5:26 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
1:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
10:47 pm

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Airports

Dane County Regional Airport, MSN
About 5 mi NNE of Madison
O'Hare International Airport, ORD
About 107 mi SE of Madison

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5:3345am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026