Current Local Time in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

9:59:55 am EDT

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	North Carolina (NC)
Lat/Long:	35°14'N / 80°51'W
Elevation:	231 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

58 °F

Mostly cloudy.
84 / 57 °F

Sun 22.		88 / 58 °F
Mon 23.		76 / 53 °F

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Time Zone

EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -4 hours

DST started

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

About EDT — Eastern Daylight Time

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Sunrise

7:25 am
↑ 89° East

Sunset

7:35 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 10 minutes
+2m 13s longer

Moon 8.5%

Rise – 8:38 am
Set – 10:56 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:30 pm
Altitude: 55.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:00 am – 6:30 am
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:30 am – 7:00 am
8:01 pm – 8:30 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:00 am – 7:25 am
7:35 pm – 8:01 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 18, 2026
9:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
3:17 pm

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Airports

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, CLT
About 6 mi W of Charlotte
Piedmont Triad International Airport, GSO
About 79 mi NE of Charlotte
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, GSP
About 81 mi WSW of Charlotte

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9:59 55 am

Saturday, March 21, 2026