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Current Local Time in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

8:21:21 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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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
Location of CharlotteLocation
°F

Weather

24 °F

Partly sunny.
51 / 24 °F

Thu 22.54 / 38 °F
Fri 23.48 / 36 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours
Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

Sunrise

7:29 am
114° Southeast

Sunset

5:40 pm
246° West

Day length

10 hours, 11 minutes
+1m 26s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 9:14 am
Set – 8:42 pm

More Sun & Moon in Charlotte
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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:34 pm
Altitude: 35.0°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:00 am – 6:31 am
6:38 pm – 7:09 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:31 am – 7:01 am
6:07 pm – 6:38 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:01 am – 7:29 am
5:40 pm – 6:07 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
11:47 pm

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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Charlotte
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8:2121am
Wednesday, January 21, 2026