Time in Kinston

Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC-5)

Current local time: 17:45

Next DST change: 2027-03-14 - UTC-4.

Current local time in Kinston: · 10 Nov 2026

Kinston time zone

Time zone
EST · UTC-5standard time

14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to EDT (UTC-4) - in 124 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Kinston uses Eastern Standard Time.

  • EST · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
  • CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
  • PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Kinston

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Kinston
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London5 h aheadCompare Kinston and London
New YorkSame timeCompare Kinston and New York
Los Angeles3 h behindCompare Kinston and Los Angeles
Berlin6 h aheadCompare Kinston and Berlin
Dubai+1 day9 h aheadCompare Kinston and Dubai
New Delhi+1 day10 h 30 min aheadCompare Kinston and New Delhi
Singapore+1 day13 h aheadCompare Kinston and Singapore
Tokyo+1 day14 h aheadCompare Kinston and Tokyo
Sydney+1 day16 h aheadCompare Kinston and Sydney
Copenhagen6 h aheadCompare Kinston and Copenhagen

Sun in Kinston today

Daylight
06:4010h 27m17:07

10h 27m today - 4h 5m less than the longest day and 0h 40m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

Public holidays in North Carolina

Holidays
  1. Veterans Day

    Wednesday · in 1 days

    National
  2. Thanksgiving Day

    Thursday · in 16 days

    National
  3. Day after Thanksgiving

    Friday · in 17 days

    NClong weekend
  4. Christmas Eve

    Thursday · in 44 days

    NC
  5. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 45 days

    Nationallong weekend

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Kinston in?
Kinston uses America/New_York: EST (UTC-5).
02Does Kinston have daylight saving time?
14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to EDT (UTC-4) - in 124 days
03What is the time difference between Kinston and London?
Kinston is 5 h behind relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Kinston from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Kinston.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Kinston in?
Kinston is in Eastern Standard Time (EST/EDT), America/New_York. Standard time is UTC-5.
02Does Kinston use daylight saving time?
Yes. Kinston changes between UTC-5 and UTC-4 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Kinston and UTC?
Kinston is UTC-5 in standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time.