New South Memphis in numbers
- Coordinates
- 35.0868, -90.0568
- Elevation
- 79 m above sea level
- Population
- 641 608
- Region
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1230 km away
New South Memphis follows Central Time and observes applicable seasonal clock changes. Use the live local time with sunrise, sunset, and weather details when arranging travel, work, calls, or outdoor plans.
New South Memphis, United States
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in New South Memphis
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Sunrise 06:36 Solar noon 13:01 Sunset 19:25 Daylight 12 h 49 min Night 11 h 11 min Civil twilight 06:11 – 19:51
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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.
The local clock in New South Memphis follows the Central Time system. Its offset changes when daylight saving time starts and ends, which can alter the difference from places that follow different rules.
This is easy to overlook with recurring meetings. Two cities may remain a familiar number of hours apart for most of the year and briefly differ when their clock-change dates do not match. Automatic calendar conversion helps, but the event must be assigned the correct location first.
Select New South Memphis rather than a fixed numerical offset. Include the date when confirming the appointment. Check future events again after a clock change. Use the operator’s current time for travel departures. “Central” sounds conveniently universal until another country joins the meeting.
Sunrise and sunset move across the calendar, changing the amount of usable daylight before and after ordinary working hours. Daily values can guide commuting, exercise, yard work, photography, and road travel.
These times describe the Sun at the horizon. A wooded street, a building, low cloud, or haze may change when direct light becomes visible from where you stand. Twilight gives some light before sunrise and after sunset, but it is not equivalent to full daylight.
If you expect to drive or walk near dusk, allow for declining visibility. Checking the sunset time is useful; comparing it with cloud, rain, and the full journey duration is better. Use the date-specific sunrise and sunset.
Consider both the outward and return journey. Allow extra time on unfamiliar routes. Review visibility and precipitation before leaving.
Weather readings should match the location and hour of your plans. A current observation explains the recent conditions, while an hourly forecast helps anticipate changes later in the day. Temperature alone does not describe outdoor comfort. Humidity, wind, sunshine, and rain can make similar temperatures feel very different. Thunderstorm information deserves particular attention whenever it appears in an official forecast or warning.
Conditions can vary across the wider Memphis area. A shower at one reporting point does not establish what is happening on every street. Keep a way to receive current weather alerts when conditions may become hazardous, and follow instructions from local authorities.