Orion in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.3976, -81.4209
- Elevation
- 853 m above sea level
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 475 km away
- Same name
- 16 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Orion, North Carolina, United States
The page gives the present local time in Orion, North Carolina, United States, whose time zone is America/New_York (−5).
Orion, United States
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Orion
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Orion keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:53 AM Solar noon 12:10 PM Sunset 5:28 PM Daylight 10 h 35 min Night 13 h 25 min Civil twilight 6:26 AM – 5:55 PM
Weather in Orion right now
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Orion and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 61273
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 Orion
- Orion Central Luzon, Philippines
- Orion Illinois, United States
- Orion New Aquitaine, France
- Orion Queensland, Australia
- Orion Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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
- Wagoner — 3.1 km
- Othello — 4.5 km
- Jefferson — 5.3 km
- Nathans Creek — 6.4 km
- West Jefferson — 6.5 km
- Glendale Springs — 6.9 km
Orion: clock, sun and surroundings
Time in Orion is measured by America/New_York, at UTC−5. Whether clocks are moved for summer: No.
The day begins at Orion with sunrise at 6:53 AM and ends with sunset at 5:28 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 35 min.
Time in Wagoner and Othello, both close to Orion, runs the same.
Postal codes tied to Orion number 1.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Orion observe?
- Orion observes America/New_York, whose offset is −5.
- Does Orion apply a daylight saving adjustment?
- No.
- When is the sun down in Orion?
- The sun goes down at 5:28 PM.