Raleigh is located in United States and uses the America/New_York timezone, currently EDT (GMT-4) from UTC. The clocks change on 2 November 2026 to GMT-5. Sunrise is at 06:31 and sunset at 19:52 local time. The coordinates of Raleigh are 35.78°N, 78.64°W.

Today Raleigh gets 13 hours 21 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 13:11, about 71 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Raleigh shares its EDT (GMT-4) offset with New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, Detroit. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Raleigh from…

From	Gap	Call at (Raleigh time)
🇪🇨 Quito	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇨🇦 Toronto	same time	09:00–17:00
🇵🇦 Panama City	−1h	10:00–17:00
🇧🇸 Nassau	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	+5h	09:00–12:00
🇺🇸 New York	same time	09:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+12h	07:00–20:00 (early or late for one side)
🇦🇪 Dubai	+8h	07:00–12:00 (early or late for one side)

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Raleigh in?›

Raleigh is in the America/New_York timezone, currently EDT (GMT-4).

Does Raleigh observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Raleigh observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 2 November 2026 to GMT-5.

What is the UTC offset for Raleigh?›

Raleigh is currently GMT-4 from UTC (EDT (GMT-4)). Clocks change on 2 November 2026.

Is Raleigh ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Raleigh is 5 hours behind London and on the same time as New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Raleigh in UTC?›

09:00 in Raleigh is 13:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT-4 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Raleigh today?›

Today the sun rises in Raleigh at 06:31 and sets at 19:52 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 14 September 2026.