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Washington, D.C.

District of Columbia, United States

12:21:27pm
12:21 on a 24-hour clock

Friday, 13th November 2026

EST · UTC-5 America/New_York Standard time ☀️ Daytime
UTC offset
UTC-5
Time zone
America/New_YorkEST
Sunrise
6:48 am
Sunset
4:55 pm
Daylight
10 hours 7 minutes116 seconds shorter than yesterday
Daylight saving
OffNext change in 120 days

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Daylight saving in Washington, D.C.

Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).

Right now Washington, D.C. is on EST, UTC-5: standard time. That is 120 days away.

Washington, D.C. time to your time

Washington, D.C.
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Call times with London

Both places are at work between 9am and 12:00 in New York, 2pm to 4pm at the other end.

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

CityLocal time24hDifference
Los Angeles PST 9:21 am 09:21 3 hours behind
Chicago CST 11:21 am 11:21 1 hour behind
Mexico City CST 11:21 am 11:21 1 hour behind
Toronto EST 12:21 pm 12:21 the same time
São Paulo UTC-3 2:21 pm 14:21 2 hours ahead
London GMT 5:21 pm 17:21 5 hours ahead
Paris CET 6:21 pm 18:21 6 hours ahead
Berlin CET 6:21 pm 18:21 6 hours ahead
Johannesburg SAST 7:21 pm 19:21 7 hours ahead
Cairo EET 7:21 pm 19:21 7 hours ahead
Moscow MSK 8:21 pm 20:21 8 hours ahead
Dubai UTC+4 9:21 pm 21:21 9 hours ahead
Delhi IST 10:51 pm 22:51 10 hours 30 minutes ahead
Shanghai CST 1:21 am Sat 01:21 13 hours ahead
Tokyo JST 2:21 am Sat 02:21 14 hours ahead
Sydney AEDT 4:21 am Sat 04:21 16 hours ahead
Auckland NZDT 6:21 am Sat 06:21 18 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
11:52 am

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.

Convert Washington, D.C. time

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Questions people ask

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

It is 12:21 pm (12:21 on a 24-hour clock) on Friday, 13th November 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 EST (UTC-5). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like EST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.

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

No. Washington, D.C. is on standard time (EST). Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).

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

The next change is on Sunday, 14th March 2027. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 14th March 2027, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC-4.

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

The sun rises at 6:48 am and sets at 4:55 pm today, giving 10 hours 7 minutes of daylight. That is 116 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 12:21 pm in Washington, D.C., it is 9:21 am 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.