Seattle, WA to Chapel Hill, NC: time difference
Chapel Hill, NC is 3 h ahead of Seattle, WA. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Seattle, WA 12:24 12:24 PM Chapel Hill, NC 15:24 3:24 PM You –:–
12:24 12:24 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 18:32
15:24 3:24 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:19 · 🌙 18:49
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+3 h
Chapel Hill, NC is 3 h ahead of Seattle, WA.
When you, Seattle, WA 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
🇺🇸 Seattle, WA
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
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA | 🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 12:24 | 15:24 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Pacific Daylight Time | Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-7 | UTC-4 |
| Offset from Seattle, WA | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Los Angeles | America/New York |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:22 | 07:19 |
| Sunset | 18:32 | 18:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 11 min | 11 h 29 min |
| People on this clock | 737,015 | 61,960 |
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Seattle, WA and Chapel Hill, NC: common questions
How far ahead of Seattle, WA, is Chapel Hill, NC?
Chapel Hill is 3 hours ahead of Seattle: UTC−4 against UTC−7.
If it is 9:00 AM in Seattle, WA, what time is it in Chapel Hill, NC?
At 9:00 AM in Seattle, clocks in Chapel Hill show 12:00 PM.
What time is it in Chapel Hill, NC, at the end of the working day in Seattle, WA?
The working day in Seattle ends at 6:00 PM; in Chapel Hill it is 9:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Chapel Hill, NC, from Seattle, WA?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in Seattle – that is 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Chapel Hill – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Chapel Hill, NC?
From 9:00 PM in Seattle, WA, it is already the next day in Chapel Hill. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Chapel Hill it is still the previous day in Seattle.
Does the time difference between Seattle, WA, and Chapel Hill, NC, change?
No. The clocks in Seattle and in Chapel Hill change on the same dates, so the difference stays 3 hours.
