United States
Time now in Memphis
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 07:39Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
646,889
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
07:39
Day length
13h 14m
Coordinates
35.10, -89.98
Time difference from Memphis
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Memphis right now.
Memphis on the map
About the time in Memphis
Memphis sits at latitude 35.10, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 14m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
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
- Which time zone is Memphis in?
- Memphis uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
- What are normal business hours in Memphis in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Memphis runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Memphis?
- Memphis is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- 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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