Barcelona to Cape Carteret, NC: time difference
Cape Carteret, NC is 6 h behind Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Barcelona 20:18 8:18 PM Cape Carteret, NC 14:18 2:18 PM You –:–
20:18 8:18 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
14:18 2:18 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:41
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−6 h
Cape Carteret, NC is 6 h behind Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Cape Carteret, NC are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇪🇸 Barcelona
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Cape Carteret, NC
18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇺🇸 Cape Carteret, NC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:18 | 14:18 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 07:10 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:41 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 11 h 31 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 2,000 |
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Barcelona and Cape Carteret, NC: common questions
How many hours behind Barcelona is Cape Carteret, NC?
The clocks in Cape Carteret are 6 hours behind those in Barcelona (UTC−4 and UTC+2).
What time is it in Cape Carteret, NC, at the start of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona starts at 9:00 AM; in Cape Carteret it is 3:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Cape Carteret, NC, at the end of the working day in Barcelona?
The working day in Barcelona ends at 6:00 PM; in Cape Carteret it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Barcelona and Cape Carteret, NC, are at work?
Yes: from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Barcelona (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Cape Carteret), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Cape Carteret, NC, compared with Barcelona?
The new day starts in Cape Carteret later: until 6:00 AM in Barcelona, it is still the previous day there. From 6:00 PM in Cape Carteret, Barcelona is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Barcelona and Cape Carteret, NC, the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Cape Carteret will be 5 hours behind Barcelona.
