United States
Time now in Jackson
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:19Sunset 07:37Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
65,211
Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
07:37
Day length
13h 17m
Coordinates
35.65, -88.84
Time difference from Jackson
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About the time in Jackson
Jackson 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.
Jackson 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Jackson day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 14:00–22:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Jackson
- What time is it in Jackson right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Jackson, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- What are normal business hours in Jackson in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Jackson runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- 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.
- Which time zone is Jackson in?
- Jackson uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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