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Time in Washington, D.C., United States now

00:19:19

Sunday, March 8, 2026, week 10

International Women's Day

Washington, D.C. switches to daylight saving time at 02:00 on Sunday, March 8. The time is set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 07:30 ↓ 19:08 (11h 38m) - More info - Make Washington, D.C. time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Washington, D.C.

UTC -5

Eastern Time (ET)
always same time as New York

From 8 March 2026: UTC -4 / Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
The IANA time zone identifier for Washington, D.C. is America/New_York.

Sunday November 2 2025

Latest change: Winter time started

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

Sunday March 8 2026

Next change: Summer time starts

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

Time difference
from Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles	−3 hours	−3 hours
Chicago	−1 hours	−1 hours
New York	0
Toronto	0
São Paulo	+2 hours
London	+5 hours
UTC	+5 hours
Lagos	+6 hours
Paris	+6 hours
Zurich	+6 hours
Cairo	+7 hours
Johannesburg	+7 hours
Istanbul	+8 hours
Moscow	+8 hours
Dubai	+9 hours
Mumbai	+10.5 hours
Hong Kong	+13 hours
Shanghai	+13 hours
Singapore	+13 hours
Tokyo	+14 hours
Sydney	+16 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Washington, D.C.

Sunrise: 07:30
Sunset: 19:08
Day length: 11h 38m
Solar noon: 13:19
The current local time in Washington, D.C. is 19 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Washington, D.C. on the map

Washington, D.C. is the capital of United States.
Latitude: 38.90. Longitude: -77.04
Population: 690,000
Elevation: 10 m

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Best restaurants in Washington

#1 The Pembroke - American and french food
#2 Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi - African and caribbean food
#3 Fiola Mare - Italian and seafood

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