Tennessee
United States
1:30:56pm
13:30 on a 24-hour clock
Saturday, 14th November 2026
EST · UTC-5
America/New_York
Standard time
☀️ Daytime
- UTC offset
- UTC-5
- Time zone
- America/New_YorkEST
- Sunrise
- 7:23 am
- Sunset
- 5:39 pm
- Daylight
- 10 hours 16 minutes103 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 119 days
The thing about Tennessee
East Tennessee (Knoxville, Chattanooga) is Eastern Time; Nashville and Memphis are Central Time.
Daylight saving in Tennessee
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Tennessee is currently on EST, UTC-5.
Tennessee is split across 2 time zones
| Time zone | Now | Offset | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| America/New_York EST | 1:30 pm | UTC-5 | Knoxville, Chattanooga, East Chattanooga, Johnson City, Kingsport, Cleveland |
| America/Chicago CST | 12:30 pm | UTC-6 | Nashville, New South Memphis, Memphis, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Franklin |
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 10:30 am | 10:30 | 3 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 12:30 pm | 12:30 | 1 hour behind |
| Mexico City CST | 12:30 pm | 12:30 | 1 hour behind |
| Toronto EST | 1:30 pm | 13:30 | the same time |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 3:30 pm | 15:30 | 2 hours ahead |
| London GMT | 6:30 pm | 18:30 | 5 hours ahead |
| Paris CET | 7:30 pm | 19:30 | 6 hours ahead |
| Berlin CET | 7:30 pm | 19:30 | 6 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg SAST | 8:30 pm | 20:30 | 7 hours ahead |
| Cairo EET | 8:30 pm | 20:30 | 7 hours ahead |
| Moscow MSK | 9:30 pm | 21:30 | 8 hours ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 10:30 pm | 22:30 | 9 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 12:00 am Sun | 00:00 | 10 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 2:30 am Sun | 02:30 | 13 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 3:30 am Sun | 03:30 | 14 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 5:30 am Sun | 05:30 | 16 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 7:30 am Sun | 07:30 | 18 hours ahead |
Cities in Tennessee
Nashville
America/Chicago
12:30pm
New South Memphis
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Memphis
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Knoxville
America/New_York
1:30pm
Chattanooga
America/New_York
1:30pm
Clarksville
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Murfreesboro
America/Chicago
12:30pm
East Chattanooga
America/New_York
1:30pm
Franklin
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Cordova
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Jackson
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Johnson City
America/New_York
1:30pm
Bartlett
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Hendersonville
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Kingsport
America/New_York
1:30pm
Collierville
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Smyrna
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Cleveland
America/New_York
1:30pm
Brentwood
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Germantown
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Hermitage
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Columbia
America/Chicago
12:30pm
Spring Hill
America/Chicago
12:30pm
La Vergne
America/Chicago
12:30pm
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Tennessee right now?
It is 1:30 pm (13:30) on Saturday, 14th November 2026 in Tennessee, currently EST (UTC-5). Tennessee is split across 2 time zones: see the breakdown below.
Does Tennessee observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
What time zone is Tennessee in?
Tennessee uses America/New_York, America/Chicago. Most of the state is on the first of those.
What time is it in the largest cities in Tennessee?
Right now: Nashville 12:30 pm; New South Memphis 12:30 pm; Memphis 12:30 pm; Knoxville 1:30 pm; Chattanooga 1:30 pm.