Gretna in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.1408, -96.2397
- Elevation
- 387 m above sea level
- Population
- 5 046
- Region
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1651 km away
- Same name
- 15 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gretna, Nebraska, United States
This page shows the time as it is now in Gretna, Nebraska, United States, in the America/Chicago time zone (−5).
Gretna, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Gretna
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Gretna keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:56 AM Solar noon 1:10 PM Sunset 6:23 PM Daylight 10 h 28 min Night 13 h 32 min Civil twilight 7:27 AM – 6:52 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 Nebraska
Other places named Gretna
- Gretna Louisiana, United States
- Gretna Scotland, United Kingdom
- Gretna Florida, United States
- Gretna Virginia, United States
- Gretna Tasmania, Australia
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
- Melia — 5.8 km
- Big Sandy Lake — 8.1 km
- Chalco — 8.9 km
- Wann — 9.8 km
- Plattford (historical) — 10.4 km
- Riverside — 10.7 km
Gretna: clock, sun and surroundings
Anyone in Melia or Big Sandy Lake reads the same clock as Gretna.
Postal numbering in Gretna covers 6 codes.
Clocks in Gretna follow America/Chicago, an offset of UTC−5 from Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
First light in Gretna comes at 7:56 AM today; darkness returns after 6:23 PM. The day gives 10 h 28 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone information applies to Gretna?
- The applicable time zone information is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is there a spring or autumn clock change in Gretna?
- Daylight saving in Gretna: Yes.
- What time does the day start in Gretna?
- The sun rises at 7:56 AM.