Washington, D.C.

District of Columbia, United States

8:56:58pm

20:56 on a 24-hour clock

Wednesday, 12th August 2026

EDT · UTC-4 America/New_York Daylight saving in effect 🌙 Night

UTC offset: UTC-4
Time zone: America/New_YorkEDT
Sunrise: 10:19 am
Sunset: 12:07 am
Daylight: 13 hours 47 minutes129 seconds shorter than yesterday
Daylight saving: OnNext change in 80 days

Daylight saving in Washington, D.C.

Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).

Right now Washington, D.C. is on EDT, UTC-4 — daylight saving time. That is 80 days away.

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Call times with London

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Time difference between Washington, D.C. and major cities

City	Local time	24h	Difference
Los Angeles PDT	5:56 pm	17:56	3 hours behind
Mexico City CST	6:56 pm	18:56	2 hours behind
Chicago CDT	7:56 pm	19:56	1 hour behind
Toronto EDT	8:56 pm	20:56	the same time
São Paulo UTC-3	9:56 pm	21:56	1 hour ahead
London BST	1:56 am Thu	01:56	5 hours ahead
Paris CEST	2:56 am Thu	02:56	6 hours ahead
Berlin CEST	2:56 am Thu	02:56	6 hours ahead
Johannesburg SAST	2:56 am Thu	02:56	6 hours ahead
Moscow MSK	3:56 am Thu	03:56	7 hours ahead
Cairo EEST	3:56 am Thu	03:56	7 hours ahead
Dubai UTC+4	4:56 am Thu	04:56	8 hours ahead
Delhi IST	6:26 am Thu	06:26	9 hours 30 minutes ahead
Shanghai CST	8:56 am Thu	08:56	12 hours ahead
Tokyo JST	9:56 am Thu	09:56	13 hours ahead
Sydney AEST	10:56 am Thu	10:56	14 hours ahead
Auckland NZST	12:56 pm Thu	12:56	16 hours ahead

About Washington, D.C.

Population: 689545
Coordinates: 38.895, -77.036
Region: District of Columbia, United States
IANA zone: America/New_York
Solar noon: 5:13 pm

Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.

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Questions people ask

What time is it in Washington, D.C. right now?

It is 8:56 pm (20:56 on a 24-hour clock) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 in Washington, D.C.. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.

What time zone is Washington, D.C. in?

Washington, D.C. uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC-4). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like EDT are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.

Is Washington, D.C. on daylight saving time right now?

Yes — Washington, D.C. is currently observing daylight saving time as EDT. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).

When do the clocks change in Washington, D.C.?

The next change is on Sunday, 1st November 2026. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-5.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Washington, D.C. today?

The sun rises at 6:19 am and sets at 8:07 pm today, giving 13 hours 47 minutes of daylight. That is 129 seconds shorter than yesterday.

How many hours ahead is Washington, D.C. of Los Angeles?

Washington, D.C. is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 8:56 pm in Washington, D.C., it is 5:56 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.

Where exactly is Washington, D.C.?

Washington, D.C. is in District of Columbia, United States, at 38.90° N, 77.04° W, with a population of about 689,545. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.