Current Time in Liberal, Kansas, USA
3:08:19 PM
15:08:19
CDT (Central Daylight Time) · UTC−05:00
America/Chicago
Time zone details
Liberal is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Liberal
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Seward County
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 20,746
- Elevation
- 864 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 37° 02' N / 100° 55' W
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Liberal follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Wichita
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Liberal local time
Clock changes in Liberal
2:00 AM CDT1:00 AM CST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CST3:00 AM CDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM CDT1:00 AM CST
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 10 hr 46 min2 min 8 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 10 hr 46 min2 min 8 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (39.7° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- Full Moon — Sunday, October 25, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Third Quarter — Sunday, November 1, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hr 46 min | 2 min 8 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 44 min | 2 min 8 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 42 min | 2 min 6 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 40 min | 2 min 6 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 38 min | 2 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 35 min | 2 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 33 min | 2 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Liberal
Upcoming public holidays in Kansas
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Liberal, Kansas, USA
Liberal Mid-America Regional AirportLBLMedium airport3.5 km west
Source: OurAirports record · LBL / KLBL
About 3.5 km (2.2 mi) west of Liberal
Scheduled airline service in source data
Garden City Regional AirportGCKMedium airport · Serves Garden City99.9 km north
Source: OurAirports record · GCK / KGCK
About 99.9 km (62.1 mi) north of Liberal
Scheduled airline service in source data
Dodge City Regional AirportDDCMedium airport · Serves Dodge City116 km northeast
Source: OurAirports record · DDC / KDDC
About 116 km (72.3 mi) northeast of Liberal
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Liberal in?
- Liberal uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) in winter and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) in summer. Its IANA time zone is America/Chicago.
- When is the next clock change in Liberal?
- Clocks in Liberal move backward 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, changing from CDT (UTC−05:00) to CST (UTC−06:00)
- Does Liberal observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Liberal observes daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) in summer and CST (UTC−6) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Liberal?
- Liberal is UTC−6 in winter and UTC−5 in summer