Canada
Time now in Charlottetown
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Sunrise 06:11Sunset 08:22Time zone UTC −2:30
Time zone
America/St_Johns
UTC offset
UTC −2:30
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
292
Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
08:22
Day length
14h 11m
Coordinates
52.77, -56.12
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About the time in Charlottetown
Charlottetown is on daylight saving time at the moment, which is why the offset reads UTC −2:30 instead of its winter value. Clocks go back on 1 November 2026, and anything scheduled across that date shifts by an hour.
Charlottetown runs on America/St_Johns, which puts the city UTC −2:30 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:11 and sunset at 08:22 local time, giving 14h 11m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (52.77, -56.12) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Charlottetown.
Frequently asked questions about time in Charlottetown
- What are normal business hours in Charlottetown in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Charlottetown runs from 11:30–19:30 UTC today.
- Does Charlottetown change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Charlottetown in?
- Charlottetown uses America/St_Johns, currently UTC −2:30.
- What time is it in Charlottetown right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Charlottetown, updating every second from America/St_Johns (UTC −2:30).
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