Gretna in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.7596, -88.5020
- Elevation
- 92 m above sea level
- Region
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1306 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gretna, Mississippi, United States
Right now in Gretna, Mississippi, United States the local time is the one shown here, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Gretna, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Gretna
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Gretna.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:00 AM Solar noon 12:40 PM Sunset 6:21 PM Daylight 11 h 22 min Night 12 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:35 AM – 6:46 PM
Weather in Gretna right now
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Gretna and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24557
- 32332
- 68028
- 70053
- 70054
- 70056
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Mississippi
- Jackson 153 701
- Gulfport 71 856
- West Gulfport 71 329
- Southaven 52 589
- Hattiesburg 46 805
- Biloxi 45 637
Other places named Gretna
- Gretna Louisiana, United States
- Gretna Nebraska, United States
- Gretna Scotland, United Kingdom
- Gretna Florida, United States
- Gretna Virginia, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
Gretna: clock, sun and surroundings
Time in Gretna follows the zone America/Chicago, offset UTC−5. Seasonal clock shift: Yes.
Today the sun rises over Gretna at 7:00 AM and sets at 6:21 PM. That is 11 h 22 min of daylight in all.
Gretna, Tokio and Isney all run on one and the same time.
Postal codes assigned across Gretna total 6.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for Gretna identified?
- The time zone for Gretna is identified as America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Gretna?
- Daylight saving in Gretna: Yes.
- When does the sun disappear in Gretna?
- It disappears at 6:21 PM.