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What time is it in Chaska, Minnesota?

7:52:38 AM

Friday, September 25, 2026. Central Daylight Time, UTC−5:00.

Time zone
Central Daylight Time
UTC offset
UTC−5:00
Daylight saving
In force now
Population
30,167

Daylight saving in Chaska

Chaska is currently on daylight saving time. The next change is Sunday, November 1, 2026, when 2:00 am becomes 1:00 am local time.

Chaska sits at 44.82°N, 93.61°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Chaska.

Clock time against sun time

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Central Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over Chaska it is highest at 1:06 pm today — 66 minutes after clock noon.

At 93.6°W, Chaska sits well toward the western edge of its zone, which is why the sun stays up later here than the clock suggests. Daylight saving adds another hour on top until the clocks change.

Daylight in Chaska today

Sunrise
7:05 am
Sunset
7:06 pm
Day length
12 hours 1 minute
Longest day
15 hours 36 minutes

Today runs 12 hours 1 minute in Chaska, and the day is getting shorter by 3 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 6 hours 48 minutes, from 15 hours 36 minutes at the June solstice down to 8 hours 47 minutes in December.

At 44.8°N that puts Chaska between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.