Current Time in Jackson, Tennessee, USA
8:11:40 PM
20:11:40
CDT (Central Daylight Time) · UTC−05:00
America/Chicago
Time zone details
Jackson is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Jackson
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- Madison County
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 66,975
- Elevation
- 125 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 35° 36' N / 88° 48' W
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Jackson follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Nashville
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Jackson local time
Clock changes in Jackson
2:00 AM CDT1:00 AM CST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CST3:00 AM CDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM CDT1:00 AM CST
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 10 hr 59 min2 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, October 24, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 10 hr 59 min2 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (42.5° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Full Moon (97% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- First Quarter — Sunday, October 18, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Full Moon — Sunday, October 25, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hr 59 min | 2 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 57 min | 2 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 55 min | 2 min 3 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 53 min | 2 min 3 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 50 min | 2 min 1 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 48 min | 2 min 1 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 46 min | 2 min shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Jackson
Upcoming public holidays in Tennessee
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Eve
Nearby scheduled airports for Jackson, Tennessee, USA
McKellar-Sipes Regional AirportMKLMedium airport9.3 km west
Source: OurAirports record · MKL / KMKL
About 9.3 km (5.8 mi) west of Jackson
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frederick W. Smith International AirportMEMLarge airport · Serves Memphis123 km west-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · MEM / KMEM
About 123 km (76.5 mi) west-southwest of Jackson
Scheduled airline service in source data
Northwest Alabama Regional AirportMSLMedium airport · Serves Muscle Shoals146 km southeast
Source: OurAirports record · MSL / KMSL
About 146 km (90.6 mi) southeast of Jackson
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Jackson in?
- Jackson uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) in winter and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) in summer. Its IANA time zone is America/Chicago.
- When is the next clock change in Jackson?
- Clocks in Jackson move backward 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, changing from CDT (UTC−05:00) to CST (UTC−06:00)
- Does Jackson observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Jackson observes daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) in summer and CST (UTC−6) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Jackson?
- Jackson is UTC−6 in winter and UTC−5 in summer