Current Local Time in Hickory, North Carolina, USA

5:46:56 am EST

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Country:	United States
State:	North Carolina (NC)
Lat/Long:	35°44'N / 81°21'W
Elevation:	362 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

35 °F

Fog.
50 / 33 °F

Sun 7.		49 / 29 °F
Mon 8.		43 / 31 °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

Same time as
Columbus

About EST — Eastern Standard Time

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Sunrise

7:21 am
↑ 118° Southeast

Sunset

5:11 pm
↑ 242° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 50 minutes
-49s shorter

Moon 96.5%

Set – 9:26 am
Rise – 6:57 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:16 pm
Altitude: 31.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:50 am – 6:21 am
6:11 pm – 6:42 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:21 am – 6:53 am
5:39 pm – 6:11 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:53 am – 7:21 am
5:11 pm – 5:39 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
December 4, 2025
6:14 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
3:51 pm

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Airports

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, CLT
About 42 mi SSE of Hickory
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, GSP
About 76 mi SW of Hickory
Piedmont Triad International Airport, GSO
About 83 mi ENE of Hickory

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Saturday, December 6, 2025