Current time in Jackson, MS
Central Time UTC−6 · IANA zone America/Chicago
Time zone details
| Time zone | Central Time (CT) |
|---|---|
| Standard time | CST, UTC−6 (early Nov – mid Mar) |
| Daylight time | CDT, UTC−5 (mid Mar – early Nov) |
| DST clock change | Forward 1 h, 2nd Sunday of March · Back 1 h, 1st Sunday of November |
| Sunrise today | — |
| Sunset today | — |
| Day length | — |
| Coordinates | 32.30° N, 90.18° W |
Time difference from Jackson
| City | Local time now |
|---|---|
| New York | +1 h |
| Denver | −1 h |
| Phoenix | −1 / −2 h |
| Los Angeles | −2 h |
| Anchorage | −3 h |
| Honolulu | −4 / −5 h |
Jackson's clock is the common property of the Central Time Zone: Memphis, New Orleans, Birmingham, and Chicago all read the same.
About time in Jackson
Jackson is the capital of Mississippi and the seat of Hinds County, with city territory reaching into Madison and Rankin counties along the Pearl River.
Mississippi lies wholly within the Central zone, and its neighbors Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee (at the state line), and Alabama do too — from Jackson the clocks stay unchanged eastward all the way to the Georgia border and westward past the Mississippi River into Texas.
Sitting almost exactly on the 90th meridian's longitude band at 90.18° W, Jackson is one of the Central cities where winter clock time and sun time nearly agree, with solar noon barely a minute past 12:00 CST.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Jackson in?
Jackson, Mississippi is in the Central Time Zone (CT). It keeps Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) in winter and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.
What is the time difference between Jackson and New York?
Jackson stays 1 hour behind New York for the whole year, because the Central and Eastern zones make their daylight saving changes on the same two dates.
Does Jackson observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Jackson moves clocks forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March and back one hour at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday of November — March 8 and November 1 in 2026.