Time in Charlotte, United States
12:14 am
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Night in Charlotte. Sunrise at 7:34 am.
Sunrise and sunset
Sunrise 7:34 am, sunset 6:42 pm: 11 h 8 min of daylight.
Time zone
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), UTC-4. America/New_York What EDT means
Next clock change
On Sunday, November 1, 2026, Charlotte turns its clocks back an hour, to UTC-5. Clock changes in the US and Canada
Country
Charlotte is in the United States, in the Eastern zone: one of 6 time zones there. Time across the United States
Same clock
New York, Washington, D.C., Wilmington, Boston, Miami keep the same clock as Charlotte, all year.
More cities in the United States
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
- Seattle
- Denver
- Phoenix
- Chicago
- Dallas
- New York
- Washington, D.C.
- Wilmington
- Boston
- Miami
Time in other cities
- New York12:14 am · night
- London5:14 am · night
- Tokyo1:14 pm · daylight
- Los Angeles9:14 pm · night
- Paris6:14 am · night
- Dubai8:14 am · daylight
- Singapore12:14 pm · daylight
- Sydney3:14 pm · daylight
Questions
What time zone is Charlotte in?
Charlotte is on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), UTC-4 today. Its zone in the time zone database is America/New_York.
Does Charlotte use daylight saving time?
Yes. Charlotte is on UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer. On Sunday, November 1, 2026, Charlotte turns its clocks back an hour, to UTC-5.
When are sunrise and sunset in Charlotte today?
Sunrise 7:34 am, sunset 6:42 pm: 11 h 8 min of daylight.