Current Local Time in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

4:44:35 am EST

Friday, December 19, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	North Carolina (NC)
Lat/Long:	35°16'N / 81°11'W
Elevation:	248 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

61 °F

Light rain. Overcast.
60 / 32 °F

Sat 20.		56 / 26 °F
Sun 21.		61 / 32 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

1 hour ahead of
Chicago

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Sunrise

7:28 am
↑ 118° Southeast

Sunset

5:15 pm
↑ 242° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 47 minutes
-7s shorter

Moon 0.6%

Rise – 7:23 am
Set – 4:43 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:22 pm
Altitude: 31.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:57 am – 6:28 am
6:15 pm – 6:46 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:28 am – 7:00 am
5:43 pm – 6:15 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:00 am – 7:28 am
5:15 pm – 5:43 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
3:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 19, 2025
8:43 pm

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Airports

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, CLT
About 14 mi ESE of Gastonia
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, GSP
About 64 mi WSW of Gastonia
Piedmont Triad International Airport, GSO
About 91 mi NE of Gastonia

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Gastonia

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4:44 35 am

Friday, December 19, 2025