Ararat in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.4040, -80.5606
- Elevation
- 275 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 416 km away
- Same name
- 16 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Ararat, North Carolina, United States
The current local time in Ararat, North Carolina, United States is displayed here for the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Ararat, United States
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Ararat
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Ararat keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:31 AM Solar noon 1:09 PM Sunset 6:46 PM Daylight 11 h 15 min Night 12 h 45 min Civil twilight 7:05 AM – 7:12 PM
Weather in Ararat right now
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Ararat and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24053
- 27007
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in North Carolina
- Charlotte 911 311
- Raleigh 482 295
- West Raleigh 338 759
- Greensboro 285 342
- Durham 257 636
- Winston-Salem 241 218
Other places named Ararat
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- Ararat Victoria, Australia
- Ararat Chiapas, Mexico
- Ararat Curacao, Curacao
- Ārārāt Tehran, Iran
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Flat Shoals (historical) — 0.3 km
- Ash Hill — 1.6 km
- Long Hill — 3.9 km
- Cedar Hill — 4.9 km
- Black Water — 5.7 km
- Pine Hill — 6.6 km
About the time in Ararat
Look nearby and you will see Flat Shoals (historical) and Ash Hill on the same clock as Ararat.
Postal numbering in Ararat covers 2 codes.
Ararat observes America/New_York time, currently expressed as UTC−4. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Sunrise at Ararat today happens at 7:31 AM, sunset at 6:46 PM. The two are 11 h 15 min apart.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone designation is used for Ararat?
- The designation used for Ararat is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Ararat?
- Daylight saving time in Ararat: Yes.
- At what time is the sun setting in Ararat?
- The sun is setting at 6:46 PM.