Current time in Greensboro, NC
Eastern Time UTC−5 · IANA zone America/New_York
Time zone details
| Time zone | Eastern Time (ET) |
|---|---|
| Standard time | EST, UTC−5 (early Nov – mid Mar) |
| Daylight time | EDT, UTC−4 (mid Mar – early Nov) |
| DST clock change | Forward 1 h, 2nd Sunday of March · Back 1 h, 1st Sunday of November |
| Sunrise today | — |
| Sunset today | — |
| Day length | — |
| Coordinates | 36.07° N, 79.79° W |
Time difference from Greensboro
| City | Local time now |
|---|---|
| Chicago | −1 h |
| Denver | −2 h |
| Phoenix | −2 / −3 h |
| Los Angeles | −3 h |
| Anchorage | −4 h |
| Honolulu | −5 / −6 h |
Greensboro shares the Eastern hour with Charlotte, Durham, and all other cities of the Eastern Time Zone.
About time in Greensboro
Greensboro is the seat of Guilford County and the largest city of the Piedmont Triad, the three-city region it forms with Winston-Salem and High Point. The Triad's factories, distribution hubs, and the PTI airport between the cities coordinate on Eastern Time, as does the whole of North Carolina.
The city owed its 19th-century growth to a junction on the North Carolina Railroad, and it was the railroads' November 1883 adoption of zone time that first put Greensboro's clocks in step with the coast rather than with its own sun.
That sun still lags the clock: at 79.8° W solar noon comes about 19 minutes past twelve during standard time, and the December sun does not set until a little after 5:05 PM — later than in coastal Carolina towns at the same latitude. Daylight spans roughly 9 hours 40 minutes to 14 hours 35 minutes over the year.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Greensboro in?
Greensboro, North Carolina is in the Eastern Time Zone (ET). Clocks read EST (UTC−5) in winter and EDT (UTC−4) from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.
How far ahead is Greensboro of Los Angeles?
Greensboro sits 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles throughout the calendar, as Eastern and Pacific clocks shift for daylight saving on the same Sundays. See the EST to PST chart.
Does Greensboro change clocks for daylight saving time?
Yes. Greensboro sets clocks ahead one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March and back one hour at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday of November (in 2026, March 8 and November 1). Full dates on the DST page.