Alexandria time zone
Time zone14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CDT (UTC-5) - in 122 days
Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.
United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Alexandria uses Central Standard Time.
- EST · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
- CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
- MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
- PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
- UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
- UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time
Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.
Time difference from Alexandria
Time differenceSun in Alexandria today
Daylight10h 38m today - 3h 33m less than the longest day and 0h 31m more than the shortest day.
Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.
About Alexandria
City facts- ⌖Region
- Louisiana
- ◉Population
- 47,889
- ☎Dialing code
- ¤Currency
- USD · Dollar
Public holidays in Louisiana
HolidaysThanksgiving Day
Thursday · in 14 days
NationalChristmas Day
Friday · in 43 days
Nationallong weekendNew Year’s Day
Friday · in 50 days
Nationallong weekendMartin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday · in 67 days
Nationallong weekendMardi Gras
Tuesday · in 89 days
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Airports near Alexandria
Airports- AEX
↑ 10 km west
Same local time - ESF
↑ 17 km north-east
Same local time - POE
↑ 77 km west
Same local time
Same time zone rules
Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.
Same UTC offset right now
Pueblamatches until 14 Mar 2027
Mérida1184 km · Same time - no DST
Common questions
Quick answers- 01What time zone is Alexandria in?
- Alexandria is in Central Standard Time (CST/CDT), America/Chicago. Standard time is UTC-6.
- 02Does Alexandria use daylight saving time?
- Yes. Alexandria changes between UTC-6 and UTC-5 during the year.
- 03What is the time difference between Alexandria and UTC?
- Alexandria is UTC-6 in standard time and UTC-5 during daylight saving time.
Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.
