Central TimeCDT · about 71% of listed population · Nashville, Memphis, Clarksville, Murfreesboro
Eastern TimeEDT · about 29% of listed population · Knoxville, Chattanooga, East Chattanooga, Johnson City
Tennessee time zone
Central Time
Central Daylight Time (CDT)
IANA: America/Chicago · UTC−5
Daylight saving time in Tennessee
In effect now
Next change: Sun 1 Nov, clocks go back 1 hour (02:00 → 01:00)
Sunrise and sunset in Nashville today
Sunrise 06:46 · Sunset 18:22
Daylight 11h 36m · Solar noon 12:34
Where Nashville is
Nashville, Tennessee, United States 🇺🇸
36.1659° N, 86.7844° W · pop. 689,447
Time in Tennessee vs major world cities
City
Local time
Difference from Tennessee
New York
Thu
1 hour ahead
Los Angeles
Thu
2 hours behind
London
Thu
6 hours ahead
Paris
Thu
7 hours ahead
Dubai
Thu
9 hours ahead
Mumbai
Fri
10.5 hours ahead
Singapore
Fri
13 hours ahead
Tokyo
Fri
14 hours ahead
Sydney
Fri
16 hours ahead
Johannesburg
Thu
7 hours ahead
São Paulo
Thu
2 hours ahead
What time zone is Tennessee in?
Clocks in Tennessee run on Central Time (CDT, UTC−5); software knows the zone as America/Chicago.
Most of Tennessee (about 71% of the population in our city data) uses Central Time; the rest uses Eastern Time. Check which side of the line a town is on before you schedule.
Does Tennessee observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Tennessee is on daylight saving time now. The next changes:
Sunday 1 November 2026: clocks go back at 02:00 to 01:00 (CDT → CST)
Sunday 14 March 2027: clocks go forward at 02:00 to 03:00 (CST → CDT)
Sunday 7 November 2027: clocks go back at 02:00 to 01:00 (CDT → CST)
October 2026 calendar for Tennessee
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Upcoming public holidays in United States
Mon 12 Oct Columbus Day
Wed 11 Nov Veterans Day
Thu 26 Nov Thanksgiving Day
Fri 25 Dec Christmas Day
Fri 1 Jan New Year's Day
Mon 18 Jan Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Other cities in Tennessee
New YorkNew York
Los AngelesCalifornia
BrooklynNew York
ChicagoIllinois
QueensNew York
HoustonTexas
PhoenixArizona
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania
San AntonioTexas
ManhattanNew York
San DiegoCalifornia
The BronxNew York
Frequently asked questions about Tennessee
What time zone is Tennessee in?
Central Time (CDT), UTC−5; IANA zone America/Chicago.
When do the clocks change in Tennessee?
Next on Sunday 1 November 2026, when clocks go back from 02:00 to 01:00.