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Time in District of Columbia, United States now

00:10:23

Friday 2. October 2026, week 40

International Day of Non-Violence - to commemorate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi

Sun: ↑ 07:05 ↓ 18:49 (11h 44m) - More info - Make District of Columbia time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for District of Columbia

UTC -4

Eastern Time (ET)
always same time as New York

From 1 November 2026: UTC -5 / Eastern Standard Time (EST)
The IANA time zone identifier for District of Columbia is America/New_York.

Sunday March 8 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC -4 / Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Sunday November 1 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC -5 / Eastern Standard Time (EST).
The time will be set back one hour from 02:00 to 01:00 local time.

Time difference
from District of Columbia

Los Angeles	−3 hours	−3 hours
Chicago	−1 hours	−1 hours
New York	0
Toronto	0
São Paulo	+1 hours
UTC	+4 hours
Lagos	+5 hours
London	+5 hours
Johannesburg	+6 hours
Paris	+6 hours
Zurich	+6 hours
Cairo	+7 hours
Istanbul	+7 hours
Moscow	+7 hours
Dubai	+8 hours
Mumbai	+9.5 hours
Hong Kong	+12 hours
Shanghai	+12 hours
Singapore	+12 hours
Tokyo	+13 hours
Sydney	+14 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for District of Columbia

Sunrise: 07:05
Sunset: 18:49
Day length: 11h 44m
Solar noon: 12:57
The current local time in District of Columbia is 57 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

District of Columbia on the map

Location: United States
Latitude: 38.92. Longitude: -77.00
Population: 702,000
Elevation: 30 m

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