Sanford, NC to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 3 h behind Sanford, NC. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
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Sanford, NC 00:48 12:48 AM Seattle, WA 21:48 9:48 PM You –:–
00:48 12:48 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:48
21:48 9:48 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:23 · 🌙 18:30
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−3 h
Seattle, WA is 3 h behind Sanford, NC.
When you, Sanford, NC and Seattle, WA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Sanford, NC
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
🇺🇸 Seattle, WA
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 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Sanford, NC | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:48 | 21:48 |
| Local date | Monday, October 12, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Sanford, NC | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:20 | 07:23 |
| Sunset | 18:48 | 18:30 |
| Daylight | 11 h 28 min | 11 h 7 min |
| People on this clock | 30,261 | 737,015 |
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Sanford, NC and Seattle, WA: common questions
How many hours behind Sanford, NC, is Seattle, WA?
The clocks in Seattle are 3 hours behind those in Sanford (UTC−7 and UTC−4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Sanford, NC, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in Sanford, clocks in Seattle show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Seattle, WA, when it is 6:00 PM in Sanford, NC?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sanford, it is 3:00 PM in Seattle.
Is there a time when both Sanford, NC, and Seattle, WA, are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sanford (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Seattle), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Sanford, NC, is it still yesterday in Seattle, WA?
Before 3:00 AM in Sanford, the date in Seattle has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Seattle, it is already the next day in Sanford.
Does the time gap between Sanford, NC, and Seattle, WA, change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 3 hours.
