United States · EDT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Charlotte, United States runs on UTC−4. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. Charlotte and New York currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Charlotte lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Charlotte and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Charlotte lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Charlotte and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Toronto, Caracas, Havana. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Charlotte.
Practical Info
Charlotte (United States) is home to roughly 880K people. Today brings about 14.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:06, sunset at 20:42. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC−5 in winter, UTC−4 in summer. Next change: 2 Nov. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 35° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
United States
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Time Zone
EDT · America/New_York
Coordinates
35.23°N, 80.84°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Charlotte holds the headquarters of one of the largest US banks and ranks second only to New York in American banking assets. Before that it was a gold town — the first US gold rush started nearby in 1799, half a century before California.
The clock: Charlotte keeps Eastern Time and sits near the western edge of the zone, which pushes its summer sunsets past 20:40.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap