United States
Time now in Meridian
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:24Sunset 07:31Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
41,148
Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
07:31
Day length
13h 07m
Coordinates
32.38, -88.69
Time difference from Meridian
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Meridian right now.
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About the time in Meridian
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Meridian 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.
Around 41,148 people live in Meridian, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Meridian 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 Meridian
- Does Meridian 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 Meridian right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Meridian, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- 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 Meridian in?
- Meridian uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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