Time Zone History

Tell City, Indiana time zone history

On standard time, clocks in Tell City, Indiana run 13 minutes behind local mean solar time. Local mean time, UTC−5:47:03, ended in 1883.

UTC−6

Standard time is UTC−6 (CDT/CST); clocks go forward to UTC−5 on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November.

Covers: Perry County, Indiana · tz database name America/Indiana/Tell_City

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Summer time in 22 of 57 years since 1970

UTC−6: today’s standard timeUTC−5:47:03: 13 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−5: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−4: 2 hours ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−6: today’s standard timeUTC−5:47:03: 13 minutes ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC−5: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard timeUTC−4: 2 hours 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−5:47:03) replacedUTC−6CST
April 26, 1964Standard time forward 1 hourUTC−5EST
October 29, 1967Standard time back 1 hourUTC−6CST
April 27, 1969Standard time forward 1 hourUTC−5EST
Since 1970
April 2, 2006Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC−6CST

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
1955May 1September 251 hour, CST to CDT
1956–1960last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in September, 02:001 hour, CST to CDT
1961–1963last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, CST to CDT
1968April 28October 271 hour, CST to CDT
1969not that yearOctober 261 hour
Since 1970
1970April 26October 251 hour, EST to EDT
2006not that yearOctober 291 hour
2007–2037second Sunday in March, 02:00first Sunday in November, 02:001 hour, CST to CDT

Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028

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

Also on UTC−6

Knox, Indiana (United States), Chicago (United States), Menominee (United States), New Salem, North Dakota (United States), Center, North Dakota (United States), Beulah, North Dakota (United States), Matamoros (Mexico), Monterrey (Mexico), Ojinaga (Mexico) and Mérida (Mexico) (nearest first; 17 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Marengo, Indiana (59 km): same time except 8,376 days in 1971–1973, 1975 and 2006–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Petersburg, Indiana (75 km): same time except 8,386 days in 1970–1977 and 2007–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Louisville, Kentucky (94 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 6,481 days in 1970–2026.
  • Vincennes, Indiana (105 km): same time except 6,997 days in 2007–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Vevay, Indiana (172 km): same time except 7,949 days in 1971, 1972 and 2006–2026; 1 hour ahead today.