Time in Johnston

Central Standard Time (CST, UTC-6)

Current local time: 00:12

Next DST change: 2027-03-15 - UTC-5.

Current local time in Johnston: · 11 Nov 2026

Johnston time zone

Time zone
CST · UTC-6standard time

14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CDT (UTC-5) - in 124 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Johnston 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 Johnston

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Johnston
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London6 h aheadCompare Johnston and London
New York1 h aheadCompare Johnston and New York
Los Angeles-1 day2 h behindCompare Johnston and Los Angeles
Berlin7 h aheadCompare Johnston and Berlin
Dubai10 h aheadCompare Johnston and Dubai
New Delhi11 h 30 min aheadCompare Johnston and New Delhi
Singapore14 h aheadCompare Johnston and Singapore
Tokyo15 h aheadCompare Johnston and Tokyo
Sydney17 h aheadCompare Johnston and Sydney
Copenhagen7 h aheadCompare Johnston and Copenhagen

Sun in Johnston today

Daylight
06:599h 59m16:58

9h 59m today - 5h 13m less than the longest day and 0h 50m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

Public holidays in Iowa

Holidays
  1. Veterans Day

    Wednesday · today

    National
  2. Thanksgiving Day

    Thursday · in 15 days

    National
  3. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend
  4. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend
  5. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    Monday · in 68 days

    Nationallong weekend

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Johnston in?
Johnston uses America/Chicago: CST (UTC-6).
02Does Johnston have daylight saving time?
14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CDT (UTC-5) - in 124 days
03What is the time difference between Johnston and London?
Johnston is 6 h behind relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Johnston from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 15:00-16:00 in Johnston.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Johnston in?
Johnston is in Central Standard Time (CST/CDT), America/Chicago. Standard time is UTC-6.
02Does Johnston use daylight saving time?
Yes. Johnston changes between UTC-6 and UTC-5 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Johnston and UTC?
Johnston is UTC-6 in standard time and UTC-5 during daylight saving time.