Budapest to Chapel Hill, NC: time difference
Chapel Hill, NC is 6 h behind Budapest. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Budapest 20:58 8:58 PM Chapel Hill, NC 14:58 2:58 PM You –:–
20:58 8:58 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 18:08
14:58 2:58 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:49
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−6 h
Chapel Hill, NC is 6 h behind Budapest.
When you, Budapest and Chapel Hill, 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
🇭🇺 Budapest
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
🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, 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 | 🇭🇺 Budapest | 🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:58 | 14:58 |
| 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 Budapest | — | −6 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Budapest | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 18:08 | 18:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 12 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 1,686,222 | 61,960 |
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Budapest and Chapel Hill, NC: common questions
What is the time difference between Budapest and Chapel Hill, NC?
Chapel Hill is 6 hours behind: it uses UTC−4, while Budapest is on UTC+2.
What time is it in Chapel Hill, NC, when it is 9:00 AM in Budapest?
When it is 9:00 AM in Budapest, it is 3:00 AM in Chapel Hill.
What time is it in Chapel Hill, NC, at the end of the working day in Budapest?
The working day in Budapest ends at 6:00 PM; in Chapel Hill it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Budapest and Chapel Hill, NC, are at work?
Yes: from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Budapest (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Chapel Hill), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Chapel Hill, NC?
Until 6:00 AM in Budapest it is still the previous day in Chapel Hill. The other way round, from 6:00 PM in Chapel Hill it is already the next day in Budapest.
Is the time difference between Budapest and Chapel Hill, 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, Chapel Hill will be 5 hours behind Budapest.
