🇺🇸 Mississippi, United States of America
Current local time in Jackson
As of Wednesday 28 October 2026, the local time in Jackson, United States of America is 08:19 (America/Chicago, UTC-05:00). United States of America observes daylight saving time and is currently on daylight saving time.
America/Chicago · CDT · UTC-05:00
5h behind your local time.
Time zone
America/Chicago (CDT)
UTC offset
UTC-05:00
Daylight saving
Currently observing DST · changes 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 to UTC-06:00
Daylight
07:14 18:14 10h 59m
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Time difference from Jackson
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Jackson time — frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Jackson in?
- Jackson uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC-05:00).
- Does Jackson observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Jackson is currently on daylight saving time and the clocks change next on 1 November 2026.
- What is the time difference between Jackson and UTC?
- Jackson is UTC-05:00, so local time is -05:00 hours from Coordinated Universal Time.
Last updated . Times are calculated live from the IANA time zone database.