United States
Time now in Knoxville
Sunrise 06:17Sunset 07:51Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
2,911
Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
07:51
Day length
13h 35m
Coordinates
40.91, -90.29
Time difference from Knoxville
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Knoxville right now.
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About the time in Knoxville
Knoxville 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 2,911 people live in Knoxville, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Knoxville 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Knoxville
- What are normal business hours in Knoxville in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Knoxville runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- Does Knoxville change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Knoxville?
- Knoxville is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Knoxville right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Knoxville, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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