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The Current Local Date and Time in Tecumseh, United States (US)

Time Zone America/Chicago

18:39:26

Local Time Date and Timezone

Where is Tecumseh? (United States, US)

Tecumseh is a city located in United States (US).
Latitude 35.25785 Longitude -96.93669

Tecumseh location on the United States (US) map

Information about Tecumseh

City: Tecumseh
Country: United States (US)
Latitude: 35.25785
Longitude: -96.93669
Time Zone: America/Chicago

Time zone and UTC offset ofTecumseh

Tecumseh, United States is in the America/Chicago time zone, which is currently UTC-5. This time zone observes daylight saving time (currently in effect). The next clock change is on November 1, 2026.

Current time difference with other cities

Tecumseh is 6 hours behind London
Tecumseh is 1 hour behind New York
Tecumseh is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Tecumseh is 9 hours behind Dubai
Tecumseh is 14 hours behind Tokyo
Tecumseh is 16 hours behind Sydney

Frequently asked questions about time inTecumseh

What time zone is Tecumseh in?

Tecumseh, United States is in the America/Chicago time zone (currently UTC-5).

Does Tecumseh observe daylight saving time?

Yes, the clocks change during the year in this time zone.

What is the time difference between Tecumseh and New York?

Tecumseh is 1 hour behind New York (the difference can change when either place switches to or from daylight saving time).

What are the coordinates of Tecumseh?

Tecumseh is located at latitude 35.25785 and longitude -96.93669.

Sunrise, sunset and moon phase inTecumseh today

Astronomical data for October 15, 2026 in Tecumseh, calculated for the America/Chicago time zone. All times are local.

Sun

Sunrise: 07:34
Solar noon: 13:13
Sunset: 18:52
Length of day: 11 h 18 min

Moon

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 26%
Moon age: about 5.0 days
Moonrise: 12:35
Moonset: 21:58

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City of Tecumseh

Tecumseh ( tih-KUM-sə, -⁠see; March 9, 1768 – October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. A persuasive orator, Tecumseh traveled widely, forming a Native American confederacy and promoting intertribal unity. Even though his efforts to unite Native Americans ended with his death in battle during the War of 1812, he became a folk hero in American, Indigenous, and Canadian popular history. Tecumseh was born in what is now Ohio at a time when the far-flung Shawnees were reuniting in their Ohio Country homeland. During his childhood, the Shawnees lost territory to the expanding American colonies in a series of border conflicts. Tecumseh's father was killed in the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant. Tecumseh was thereafter taught by his older brother Cheeseekau, a noted war chief who died fighting Americans in 1792. As a young war leader, Tecumseh joined Shawnee Chief Blue Jacket's armed struggle against further American encroachment, which ended in defeat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 and with the loss of most of Ohio in the 1795 Treaty of Greenville. In 1805, Tecumseh's younger brother Tenskwatawa founded a religious movement that called upon Native Americans to reject European influences and return to a more traditional lifestyle. In 1808, Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa established Prophetstown, a village in present-day Indiana, that grew into a large, multi-tribal community. Tecumseh proclaimed that Native Americans owned their lands in common and urged tribes not to cede more territory unless all agreed. His message alarmed American leaders as well as Native leaders who sought accommodation with the United States. In 1811, when Tecumseh was in the South recruiting allies, Americans under William Henry Harrison defeated Tenskwatawa at the Battle of Tippecanoe and destroyed Prophetstown. In the War of 1812, Tecumseh joined his cause with the British, recruited warriors, and helped capture Detroit in August 1812. The following year he led an unsuccessful campaign against the United States in Ohio and Indiana. When U.S. naval forces took control of Lake Erie in 1813, Tecumseh reluctantly retreated with the British into Upper Canada. There, American troops led by Richard Mentor Johnson engaged them at the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813, during which Tecumseh was killed. His death caused his multi-tribal confederacy to collapse. The lands he had fought to defend were eventually ceded to the U.S. government. His legacy as one of the most celebrated Native Americans in history grew after his death, although details of his life have often been obscured by mythology.
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