Time in Tennessee Right Now
Tennessee is not one timezone. Live clocks: Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Gatlinburg. Default face: Central Time (CDT, UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer).
Tennessee uses Central Time (CDT, UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer). East Tennessee (Knoxville, Chattanooga, Gatlinburg) is Eastern Time. Nashville, Franklin, and Memphis are Central.
When it is noon in Tennessee it is 1 p.m. in New York all year. When it is noon in Tennessee it is 6 p.m. in London all year.
Tennessee is about 13 minutes of solar time east of the Central Time meridian. The sun comes up earlier than in towns farther west on the same clock.
In mid-January the sun rises about 18 minutes earlier here than in Chicago.
Sunrise and sunset in Tennessee
The longest mid-month day we list is June (14 h 36 m, sunrise 5:30 a.m.). The shortest is December at 9 h 43 m, with the sun up around 6:51 a.m..
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:58 a.m. | 4:56 p.m. | 9 h 57 m |
| February | 6:36 a.m. | 5:28 p.m. | 10 h 52 m |
| March | 7:00 a.m. | 6:54 p.m. | 11 h 55 m |
| April | 6:15 a.m. | 7:20 p.m. | 13 h 05 m |
| May | 5:42 a.m. | 7:46 p.m. | 14 h 04 m |
| June | 5:30 a.m. | 8:06 p.m. | 14 h 36 m |
| July | 5:42 a.m. | 8:05 p.m. | 14 h 24 m |
| August | 6:06 a.m. | 7:39 p.m. | 13 h 34 m |
| September | 6:30 a.m. | 6:57 p.m. | 12 h 27 m |
| October | 6:54 a.m. | 6:13 p.m. | 11 h 19 m |
| November | 6:24 a.m. | 4:41 p.m. | 10 h 17 m |
| December | 6:51 a.m. | 4:34 p.m. | 9 h 43 m |
Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.
More than one timezone in Tennessee
Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Gatlinburg — those cards are different civil times. The large face is the default for Tennessee (Central Time).
Cities near Tennessee
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