UTC Offset
UTC-04:00
Current time in Chapel Hill, United States
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-05:00 in winter, UTC-04:00 in summer.
Current time in Chapel Hill, United States
09:25 46
IANA time zone
America/New_York
Daylight saving
DST in effect
EST / EDT
Next DST change
November 1
backward -1h
Quick answer
The current local time in Chapel Hill, United States is 09:25 (EDT), which is UTC-04:00.
Chapel Hill is in United States, located at 35.913, -79.056.
The current time zone for Chapel Hill is EDT, whose offset is UTC-04:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is America/New_York.
The next daylight saving transition is November 1, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.
Timezone in Chapel Hill
Eastern Standard Time (EST)
IANA time zone:
America/New_York During winter
EST
Eastern Standard Time
UTC-05:00
Currently active
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
UTC-04:00
Daylight in Chapel Hill today
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Sunset
Day length
14h 35m
Chapel Hill, United States
- Country
- United States
- ISO code
- US
- Coordinates
- 35.9132° N, 79.0558° W
- IANA zone
- America/New_York
- Population
- 59,568
- Elevation
- 148 m
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Chapel Hill on the map · time zone
Chapel Hill, United States
- Local time09:25
- UTC offsetUTC-04:00
- Time zoneAmerica/New_York
- StatusDaylight saving
- Coordinates
- 35.91°, -79.06°
World clock
Compared with Chapel Hill
Daylight saving time in Chapel Hill
Clocks shift twice a year — UTC-05:00 in winter, UTC-04:00 in summer.
Next DST change November 1, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h
DST schedule — recent & upcoming years
Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Chapel Hill.
- 2025DST start (spring forward)Mar 9, 2025,DST end (fall back)Nov 2, 2025,
- 2026DST start (spring forward)Mar 8, 2026,DST end (fall back)Nov 1, 2026,
- 2027DST start (spring forward)Mar 14, 2027,DST end (fall back)Nov 7, 2027,
- 2028DST start (spring forward)Mar 12, 2028,DST end (fall back)Nov 5, 2028,
| Year | DST start (spring forward) | DST end (fall back) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 9, 2025, | Nov 2, 2025, |
| 2026 | Mar 8, 2026, | Nov 1, 2026, |
| 2027 | Mar 14, 2027, | Nov 7, 2027, |
| 2028 | Mar 12, 2028, | Nov 5, 2028, |
Hour-by-hour conversion
When it's the given hour in Chapel Hill, here are the local times elsewhere.
| Chapel Hill | New York | Mexico City | São Paulo | London | Paris | Berlin | Dubai | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 00:00 | 22:00 -1 | 01:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 | 08:00 | 09:30 |
| 01:00 | 01:00 | 23:00 -1 | 02:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 07:00 | 09:00 | 10:30 |
| 02:00 | 02:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 08:00 | 10:00 | 11:30 |
| 03:00 | 03:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | 12:30 |
| 04:00 | 04:00 | 02:00 | 05:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 13:30 |
| 05:00 | 05:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 14:30 |
| 06:00 | 06:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 15:30 |
| 07:00 | 07:00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 16:30 |
| 08:00 | 08:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 16:00 | 17:30 |
| 09:00 | 09:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 18:30 |
| 10:00 | 10:00 | 08:00 | 11:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 19:30 |
| 11:00 | 11:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 20:30 |
| 12:00 | 12:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 20:00 | 21:30 |
| 13:00 | 13:00 | 11:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 21:00 | 22:30 |
| 14:00 | 14:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 22:00 | 23:30 |
| 15:00 | 15:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 23:00 | 00:30 +1 |
| 16:00 | 16:00 | 14:00 | 17:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 22:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:30 +1 |
| 17:00 | 17:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:30 +1 |
| 18:00 | 18:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 +1 | 00:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 03:30 +1 |
| 19:00 | 19:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 00:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 01:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 04:30 +1 |
| 20:00 | 20:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 01:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 02:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:30 +1 |
| 21:00 | 21:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 | 02:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 03:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 06:30 +1 |
| 22:00 | 22:00 | 20:00 | 23:00 | 03:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 06:00 +1 | 07:30 +1 |
| 23:00 | 23:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 07:00 +1 | 08:30 +1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
The current local time in Chapel Hill, United States is 09:25 (EDT). Chapel Hill uses the America/New_York time zone, which is UTC-04:00.
Chapel Hill uses EST (UTC-05:00) in winter and switches to EDT (UTC-04:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is America/New_York.
Yes. The next daylight saving transition in Chapel Hill is on November 1, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.
The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Chapel Hill is America/New_York. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.
It is currently AM in Chapel Hill. The local time is 09:25 (EDT).
Chapel Hill is UTC-05:00 from UTC during standard time and UTC-04:00 during daylight saving time. It is currently UTC-04:00.
The next daylight saving transition in Chapel Hill is on November 1, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.
Chapel Hill is currently the same time as New York.