North Carolina Time Now

What is the time now in North Carolina?

3:59:36 PM

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Current timezone: EST, Eastern Standard Time
Current offset: UTC/GMT -05:00
Observe DST: No

DST starts on: Sunday, March 8, 2026

DST ends on: Sunday, November 1, 2026


Daylight Saving Time

  • Eastern Daylight Saving Time (EDT) starts on the second Sunday of March (The clock went forward by one hour).
  • EDT ends on the first Sunday of November (The clock time will go back one hour).
  • Eastern Standard Time (EST) is used during the remainder of the year.

Related timezones: EST and EDT
Key Cities in North Carolina with the same time:

Raleigh (NC State capital), Asheboro, Asheville, Black Mountain, Boone, Brevard, Charlotte, Dunn, Durham, Fayetteville, Gastonia, Greensboro, Greyville, Hickory, Jacksonville, King, Kitty Hwak, Lexington, Manteo, Statesville, Tomasville, Waynesville, Wilmington, Winston-Salem.


The IANA time zone identifiers for North Carolina is America/New_York


Related: US Timezones.