Time in North Carolina, United States

Time in Winston-Salem, North Carolina now

7:00:00 AM

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

EST · UTC−5 Eastern Standard Time

Sunrise: 6:45 AM
Sunset: 5:23 PM
Day length: 10 h 38 min
Daylight saving: Changes Mar 14, 2027

Winston-Salem time zone

Time zone

Eastern Standard Time (EST), UTC−5. IANA zone America/New_York.

Clock changes

Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−5 → UTC−4).

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Location

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Coordinates 36.10° N, 80.24° W; population about 241,218.

Sunrise and sunset in Winston-Salem today

Dawn (civil): 6:18 AM
Sunrise: 6:45 AM
Solar noon: 12:04 PM
Sunset: 5:23 PM
Dusk (civil): 5:50 PM
Day length: 10 h 38 min
Night length: 13 h 22 min
Golden hour, morning: 6:29 AM – 7:21 AM
Golden hour, evening: 4:47 PM – 5:39 PM
Blue hour, morning: 6:18 AM – 6:29 AM
Blue hour, evening: 5:39 PM – 5:50 PM

Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.

Winston-Salem time compared with other cities

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City	Local time	Difference from Winston-Salem
Los Angeles, California	4:00 AM	3 hours behind Winston-Salem
Chicago, Illinois	6:00 AM	1 hour behind Winston-Salem
Denver, Colorado	5:00 AM	2 hours behind Winston-Salem
Phoenix, Arizona	5:00 AM	2 hours behind Winston-Salem
Honolulu, Hawaii	2:00 AM	5 hours behind Winston-Salem
Anchorage, Alaska	3:00 AM	4 hours behind Winston-Salem
Toronto, Canada	7:00 AM	Same time as Winston-Salem
Vancouver, Canada	5:00 AM	2 hours behind Winston-Salem
Mexico City, Mexico	6:00 AM	1 hour behind Winston-Salem
São Paulo, Brazil	9:00 AM	2 hours ahead of Winston-Salem
Buenos Aires, Argentina	9:00 AM	2 hours ahead of Winston-Salem
London, United Kingdom	12:00 PM	5 hours ahead of Winston-Salem
Dublin, Ireland	12:00 PM	5 hours ahead of Winston-Salem
Paris, France	1:00 PM	6 hours ahead of Winston-Salem

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Questions about time in Winston-Salem

What time zone is Winston-Salem in?

Winston-Salem uses Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) as standard time and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) during daylight saving time. Its IANA time-zone identifier is America/New_York, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.

Does Winston-Salem observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−5 → UTC−4). The previous change was on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

How far is Winston-Salem from UTC?

Winston-Salem is 5 hours behind UTC on standard time and 4 hours behind UTC during daylight saving time.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Winston-Salem today?

The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 6:45 AM and set at 5:23 PM, giving 10 h 38 min of daylight.

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