What time is it in North Carolina?
North Carolina: Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer). US daylight saving applies.
North Carolina uses Eastern Time (EDT, UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer).
In 2026, North Carolina springs forward on 8 March and falls back on 1 November — the same US Sundays as New York and Los Angeles.
North Carolina matches New York’s clock. When it is noon in North Carolina it is 9 a.m. in Los Angeles in January. When it is noon in North Carolina it is 5 p.m. in London all year.
North Carolina is about 15 minutes of solar time west of the Eastern Time meridian. Winter sunrises run later than in towns farther east that share the same offset.
In mid-January the sun rises about 6 minutes later here than in New York.
Sunrise and sunset in North Carolina
A typical mid-January day in North Carolina has sunrise around 7:25 a.m. and sunset around 5:24 p.m. (9 h 59 m of daylight). Mid-June stretches to about 5:59 a.m.–8:33 p.m. (14 h 34 m).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:25 a.m. | 5:24 p.m. | 9 h 59 m |
| February | 7:03 a.m. | 5:56 p.m. | 10 h 53 m |
| March | 7:27 a.m. | 7:22 p.m. | 11 h 55 m |
| April | 6:43 a.m. | 7:47 p.m. | 13 h 04 m |
| May | 6:10 a.m. | 8:13 p.m. | 14 h 02 m |
| June | 5:59 a.m. | 8:33 p.m. | 14 h 34 m |
| July | 6:10 a.m. | 8:32 p.m. | 14 h 22 m |
| August | 6:34 a.m. | 8:06 p.m. | 13 h 33 m |
| September | 6:57 a.m. | 7:24 p.m. | 12 h 27 m |
| October | 7:21 a.m. | 6:41 p.m. | 11 h 20 m |
| November | 6:51 a.m. | 5:09 p.m. | 10 h 18 m |
| December | 7:18 a.m. | 5:03 p.m. | 9 h 45 m |
Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.
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