Memphis is located in United States and uses the America/Chicago timezone, currently CDT (GMT-5) from UTC. The clocks change on 2 November 2026 to GMT-6. Sunrise is at 06:17 and sunset at 19:37 local time. The coordinates of Memphis are 35.15°N, 90.05°W.

Today Memphis gets 13 hours 20 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 12:57, about 57 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Memphis shares its CDT (GMT-5) offset with Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Minneapolis, Austin. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Memphis from…

From	Gap	Call at (Memphis time)
🇺🇸 New Orleans	same time	09:00–17:00
🇺🇸 St. Louis	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇹 Guatemala City	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇸🇻 San Salvador	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	+6h	09:00–11:00
🇺🇸 New York	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+13h	19:00–19:00 (early or late for one side)
🇦🇪 Dubai	+9h	07:00–11:00 (early or late for one side)

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Memphis in?›

Memphis is in the America/Chicago timezone, currently CDT (GMT-5).

Does Memphis observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Memphis observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 2 November 2026 to GMT-6.

What is the UTC offset for Memphis?›

Memphis is currently GMT-5 from UTC (CDT (GMT-5)). Clocks change on 2 November 2026.

Is Memphis ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Memphis is 6 hours behind London and 1 hour behind New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Memphis in UTC?›

09:00 in Memphis is 14:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT-5 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Memphis today?›

Today the sun rises in Memphis at 06:17 and sets at 19:37 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 14 September 2026.