Current time in Montgomery, United States
The current local time in Montgomery is shown below. Montgomery observes CST in winter and CDT during daylight saving time.
What's the daylight saving status?
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
What's the timezone history of Montgomery?
Montgomery uses Central Time and observes federal DST. The state of Alabama sits firmly within the Central zone, with the Georgia border around 130 kilometres east marking the change to Eastern Time. The Florida Panhandle to the south uses Central Time, with the change to Eastern Time at the Apalachicola River. The federal DST schedule applies uniformly across Alabama with no state-level variation in current practice.
What are the working hours in Montgomery?
Montgomery's working economy is anchored by the state government (the state capitol complex employs around 12,000 civil-service workers), the substantial Hyundai manufacturing presence (the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama plant produces around 400,000 vehicles annually), Maxwell Air Force Base, and the Alabama State University and Auburn University at Montgomery campuses. Office hours run 08:00 to 17:00 in conventional sectors. The Civil Rights heritage tourism is a significant cultural and visitor economy, with the Equal Justice Initiative's National Memorial and the Legacy Museum drawing substantial annual visitor traffic.
Where is Montgomery?
Montgomery sits on the Alabama River in central Alabama, the state capital and second-largest city after Birmingham. The metropolitan area holds around 385,000 residents. The geography is rolling Coastal Plain transitioning into the Piedmont foothills, with the city sitting at around 65 metres elevation along the river that flows from north-east to south-west. The Civil Rights Movement's iconic Selma-to-Montgomery marches of 1965 began 80 kilometres west and ended at the state capitol; the Rosa Parks bus stop on Cleveland Avenue (now Rosa Parks Avenue) is a national landmark.