United States
Time now in Charles Town
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 07:59Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
5,259
Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
07:59
Day length
13h 30m
Coordinates
39.27, -77.88
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About the time in Charles Town
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Charles Town day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 13:00–21:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Charles Town 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 5,259 people live in Charles Town, 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 Charles Town
- Does Charles Town change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What are normal business hours in Charles Town in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Charles Town runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Charles Town right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Charles Town, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- Which time zone is Charles Town in?
- Charles Town uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
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