Current Local Time in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

8:20:14 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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

23 °F

Sunny.
52 / 20 °F

Thu 22.		55 / 36 °F
Fri 23.		47 / 36 °F

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Time Zone

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

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:30 am
↑ 114° Southeast

Sunset

5:41 pm
↑ 246° West

Day length

10 hours, 11 minutes
+1m 27s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 9:15 am
Set – 8:43 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:36 pm
Altitude: 35.0°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:02 am – 6:32 am
6:40 pm – 7:10 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:32 am – 7:03 am
6:09 pm – 6:40 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:03 am – 7:30 am
5:41 pm – 6:09 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
11:47 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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8:2014am

Wednesday, January 21, 2026