United States
Time now in Memphis
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:20Sunset 07:31Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
28
Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
07:31
Day length
13h 11m
Coordinates
33.14, -88.30
Time difference from Memphis
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Memphis right now.
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About the time in Memphis
Around 28 people live in Memphis, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Memphis 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.
The zone identifier America/Chicago is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Chicago keeps pointing at Chicago time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Memphis
- Does Memphis change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- When do the sun rise and set in Memphis today?
- Sunrise is at 06:20 and sunset at 07:31, giving 13h 11m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Memphis in?
- Memphis uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What time is it in Memphis right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Memphis, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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