Time Zone History

Vincennes, Indiana time zone history

On standard time, clocks at Vincennes, Indiana run 50 minutes ahead of local mean solar time, the second-largest gap of the 17 zones on UTC−5 standard time whose clocks run ahead of the sun. Local mean time, UTC−5:50:07, 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: Daviess, Dubois, Knox and Martin counties, Indiana · tz database name America/Indiana/Vincennes

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Summer time in 22 of 57 years since 1970

UTC−6, UTC−5:50:07: behind today’s standard timeUTC−5: today’s standard timeUTC−4: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−6, UTC−5:50:07: 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−5:50:07) replacedUTC−6CST
April 26, 1964Standard time forward 1 hourUTC−5EST
Since 1970
April 2, 2006Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC−6CST
November 4, 2007Summer 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
1946April 28September 291 hour, CST to CDT
1953–1954last Sunday in April, 02:00fourth Sunday in September, 02:001 hour, CST to CDT
1955May 1September 251 hour, CST to CDT
1956–1959last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in September, 02:001 hour, CST to CDT
1960April 24October 301 hour, CST to CDT
1961April 30September 241 hour, CST to CDT
1962–1963last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, CST to CDT
1969–1970last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, EST to EDT
Since 1970
2006not that yearOctober 291 hour
2007March 11not that year1 hour
2008–2037second 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

Petersburg, Indiana (United States), Marengo, Indiana (United States), Louisville, Kentucky (United States), Indianapolis, Indiana (United States), Vevay, Indiana (United States), Winamac, Indiana (United States), Monticello, Kentucky (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

  • Petersburg, Indiana (30 km): same time except 1,390 days in 1970–1977.
  • Tell City, Indiana (105 km): same time except 6,997 days in 2007–2026; 1 hour behind today.
  • Marengo, Indiana (108 km): same time except 1,379 days in 1971–1973, 1975, 2006 and 2007.
  • Louisville, Kentucky (161 km): same time except 7,342 days in 1971–1973 and 1975–2007.
  • Indianapolis, Indiana (169 km): same time except 581 days in 2006 and 2007.