Time Zone History

Menominee time zone history

On standard time, clocks in Menominee run 10 minutes behind local mean solar time. Local mean time, UTC−5:50:27, ended in 1885.

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: Michigan counties on the Wisconsin border · tz database name America/Menominee

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Summer time in 54 of 57 years since 1970

UTC−6: today’s standard timeUTC−5:50:27: 10 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−5: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−6: today’s standard timeUTC−5:50:27: 10 minutes ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC−5: 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
September 18, 1885Local mean time (UTC−5:50:27) replacedUTC−6CST
April 27, 1969Standard time forward 1 hourUTC−5EST
Since 1970
April 29, 1973Summer 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
1946April 28September 291 hour, CST to CDT
1966April 24October 301 hour, CST to CDT
Since 1970
1973not that yearOctober 281 hour
1974January 6October 271 hour, CST to CDT
1975February 23October 261 hour, CST to CDT
1976–1986last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, CST to CDT
1987–2006first Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, CST to CDT
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

Chicago (United States), Knox, Indiana (United States), Tell City, Indiana (United States), Center, North Dakota (United States), New Salem, North Dakota (United States), Beulah, North Dakota (United States), Regina (Canada), Swift Current (Canada), Rankin Inlet (Canada) and Edmonton (Canada) (nearest first; 17 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Chicago (362 km): same time except 661 days in 1970–1973.
  • Knox, Indiana (431 km): same time except 3,035 days in 1970–1973 and 1991–2006.
  • Winamac, Indiana (458 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 8,061 days in 1970–2026.
  • Detroit (480 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 1,282 days in 1970–2026.
  • Indianapolis, Indiana (606 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 7,718 days in 1970–2026.