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Time in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States now

02:42:08AM

Saturday, 23 May, 2026, week 21

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula / World Synth Day

Sun: ↑ 06:14AM ↓ 08:27PM (14h 13m) - More info - Make Charlotte time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Charlotte

UTC -4

Eastern Time (ET)
always same time as New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -5 / Eastern Standard Time (EST)
The IANA time zone identifier for Charlotte is America/New_York.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -4 / Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -5 / Eastern Standard Time (EST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Charlotte

Los Angeles	−3 hours	−3 hours
Chicago	−1 hours	−1 hours
New York	0
Toronto	0
São Paulo	+1 hours
UTC	+4 hours
Lagos	+5 hours
London	+5 hours
Johannesburg	+6 hours
Paris	+6 hours
Zurich	+6 hours
Cairo	+7 hours
Istanbul	+7 hours
Moscow	+7 hours
Dubai	+8 hours
Mumbai	+9.5 hours
Hong Kong	+12 hours
Shanghai	+12 hours
Singapore	+12 hours
Tokyo	+13 hours
Sydney	+14 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Charlotte

Sunrise: 06:14AM
Sunset: 08:27PM
Day length: 14h 13m
Solar noon: 01:20PM
The current local time in Charlotte is 80 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Charlotte on the map

Location: North Carolina, United States
Latitude: 35.23. Longitude: -80.84
Population: 911,000
Elevation: 230 m

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Best restaurants in Charlotte

#1 Chex Grill & Wings - American and barbecue food
#2 Game Show Battle Rooms - Charlotte (Ballantyne Village)
#3 Beat The Bomb Charlotte

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