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

04:32:51AM

Friday, October 2, 2026

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

Sun: ↑ 07:05AM ↓ 06:50PM (11h 44m) - More info - Make Washington, D.C. time default - Add to favourite locations

Time zone info for Washington, D.C.

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 Washington, D.C. 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 02:00AM to 03:00AM 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 02:00AM to 01:00AM 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	+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 Washington, D.C.

Sunrise: 07:05AM
Sunset: 06:50PM
Day length: 11h 44m
Solar noon: 12:57PM
The current local time in Washington, D.C. is 57 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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