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Current Time in Nashville, TN

See the current time in Nashville, its difference from UTC and today’s sunrise and sunset. Change the display to compare it with another location.

3:35 AM
Saturday, September 26, 2026

The difference from your own time zone appears here when the page loads.

Nashville time zone

Time zoneCentral Time
Time zone IDAmerica/Chicago
UTC offsetUTC−5
Clock changesOn the later offset now
Sunrise today6:39 AM
Sunset today6:40 PM

Sunrise and sunset are calculated for Nashville's coordinates and refresh on each rebuild; the clock above is live.

Nashville time compared with other cities

CityLocal timeDifference from Nashville
Los Angeles, CA1:35 AM2 hours behind
New York, NY4:35 AM1 hour ahead
London, UK9:35 AM6 hours ahead
Dubai, UAE12:35 PM9 hours ahead
Shanghai, China4:35 PM13 hours ahead
Tokyo, Japan5:35 PM14 hours ahead

Differences follow each region's daylight-saving rules, so they change when either city's clocks move.

Related astronomical information

Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.

Also see the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Nashville, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.

Questions this page answers

About Nashville time

This page shows the local time in Nashville, TN — the same clock people there are reading. Clocks there are currently on the later of its two seasonal offsets.

Comparing several places at once? The world clock lists every major UTC offset side by side and marks your own. Waiting for a moment that lands at the same instant everywhere, whatever the zone? Follow a countdown, or set a timer or an alarm. How this page knows the offset and the daylight-saving state.

Nashville time FAQ

What time is it in Nashville, TN right now? The clock at the top of this page shows Nashville's current local time and updates every minute. Nashville is on Central Time (UTC-5). Clocks there are currently on the later of its two seasonal offsets.

What time zone is Nashville in? Nashville uses the America/Chicago time zone, known as Central Time, currently UTC-5. Clocks there are currently on the later of its two seasonal offsets.

How far ahead or behind is Nashville? The table on this page compares Nashville with six major cities, and the line under the clock works out the difference from your own time zone as soon as the page loads.