United States · CDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Memphis, United States runs on UTC−5. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. There is a 1-hour difference between Memphis and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–17:00 in Memphis lines up with 10:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 6-hour difference between Memphis and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Memphis lines up with 15:00–18:00 in London. There is a 14-hour difference between Memphis and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Chicago, Bogotá, Lima. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Memphis.
Practical Info
Memphis (United States) is home to roughly 630K people. Today brings about 14.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, sunset at 20:18. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 35° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
United States
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Time Zone
CDT · America/Chicago
Coordinates
35.15°N, 90.05°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Memphis was for decades the busiest cargo airport in the world, handling several million tonnes a year, because FedEx built its central sorting hub here. Most of the work happens between midnight and 04:00.
The clock: Memphis keeps Central Time, and its cargo hub is one of the few large operations anywhere deliberately scheduled to run against the local clock.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap