United States
Time now in Cookeville
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:06Sunset 07:23Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
30,435
Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
07:23
Day length
13h 16m
Coordinates
36.15, -85.51
Time difference from Cookeville
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About the time in Cookeville
Cookeville runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Cookeville is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −5 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Around 30,435 people live in Cookeville, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cookeville
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Cookeville?
- Cookeville is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Cookeville change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What time is it in Cookeville right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cookeville, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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