Time Zone History

Marengo, Indiana time zone history

On standard time, clocks in Marengo, Indiana run 45 minutes ahead of local mean solar time. Local mean time, UTC−5:45:23, ended in 1883.

UTC−5

Standard time is UTC−5 (EDT/EST); clocks go forward to UTC−4 on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November.

Covers: Crawford County, Indiana · tz database name America/Indiana/Marengo

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Summer time in 27 of 57 years since 1970

UTC−6, UTC−5:45:23: behind today’s standard timeUTC−5: today’s standard timeUTC−4: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−6, UTC−5:45:23: behind today’sstandard timeUTC−5: today’s standard timeUTC−4: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
November 18, 1883Local mean time (UTC−5:45:23) replacedUTC−6CST
April 30, 1961Standard time forward 1 hourUTC−5EST
Since 1970
January 6, 1974Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC−6CDT
October 27, 1974Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC−5EST

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
Before 1970
1918–1919last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, CST to CDT
1942February 9not that year1 hour, CST to CWT
1945not that yearSeptember 301 hour
1951April 29September 301 hour, CST to CDT
1954–1960last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in September, 02:001 hour, CST to CDT
1969–1973last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, EST to EDT
Since 1970
1975February 23October 261 hour, EST to EDT
2006April 2October 291 hour, EST to EDT
2007–2037second Sunday in March, 02:00first Sunday in November, 02:001 hour, EST to EDT

Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028

The clocks go forward 1 hour (EST to EDT) on March 8, 2026, March 14, 2027 and March 12, 2028 at 02:00 and back 1 hour (EDT to EST) on November 1, 2026, November 7, 2027 and November 5, 2028 at 02:00, local time.

Also on UTC−5

Louisville, Kentucky (United States), Petersburg, Indiana (United States), Vincennes, Indiana (United States), Vevay, Indiana (United States), Indianapolis, Indiana (United States), Monticello, Kentucky (United States), Winamac, Indiana (United States), Detroit (United States), Toronto (Canada) and New York (United States) (nearest first; 13 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Louisville, Kentucky (53 km): same time except 5,963 days in 1976–2005.
  • Tell City, Indiana (59 km): same time except 8,376 days in 1971–1973, 1975 and 2006–2026; 1 hour behind today.
  • Petersburg, Indiana (82 km): same time except 2,768 days in 1970–1977, 2006 and 2007.
  • Vincennes, Indiana (108 km): same time except 1,379 days in 1971–1973, 1975, 2006 and 2007.
  • Vevay, Indiana (119 km): same time except 427 days in 1973 and 1975.