Washington D.C. is located in United States and uses the America/New_York timezone, currently EDT (GMT-4) from UTC. The clocks change on 1 November 2026 to GMT-5. Sunrise is at 06:20 and sunset at 19:52 local time. The coordinates of Washington D.C. are 38.91°N, 77.04°W.

Today Washington D.C. gets 13 hours 32 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 13:06, about 66 minutes after clock noon.

Right now Washington D.C. shares its EDT (GMT-4) offset with New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, Detroit. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

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

Washington D.C. is in the America/New_York timezone, currently EDT (GMT-4) from UTC.

Does Washington D.C. observe daylight saving time?›

Yes. Washington D.C. observes daylight saving time. The clocks change on 1 November 2026 to GMT-5.

What is the UTC offset for Washington D.C.?›

Washington D.C. is currently GMT-4 from UTC (EDT (GMT-4)). Clocks change on 1 November 2026.

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.