United States
Time now in Meridian
Sunrise 06:22Sunset 07:33Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
39,661
Sunrise
06:22
Sunset
07:33
Day length
13h 11m
Coordinates
32.36, -88.70
Time difference from Meridian
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Meridian right now.
Meridian on the map
About the time in Meridian
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.
Around 39,661 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 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Meridian
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Meridian?
- Meridian is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Meridian in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Meridian runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- 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).
- Which time zone is Meridian in?
- Meridian uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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