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Time now in Chapel Hill
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 07:59Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
59,568
Sunrise
06:39
Sunset
07:59
Day length
13h 20m
Coordinates
35.91, -79.06
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About the time in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill sits at latitude 35.91, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 20m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Chapel Hill runs on America/New_York, which puts the city UTC −4 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 59,568 people live in Chapel Hill, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Chapel Hill
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Chapel Hill right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Chapel Hill, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- When do the sun rise and set in Chapel Hill today?
- Sunrise is at 06:39 and sunset at 07:59, giving 13h 20m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Chapel Hill in?
- Chapel Hill uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
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