§ 01US · North America
Washington, D.C.
United States
Washington, D.C. runs on US Eastern Time, UTC−5 in winter and UTC−4 in summer. As the seat of the US federal government, its schedule sets the rhythm for national policy and is the reference Eastern clock for much of the country.
Washington, D.C. · 1 Hz pulse
§ 02Day & business hours
Solar arc · UTC10h 23m of light
Sunrise
11:40 UTC
Solar noon
16:51 UTC
Sunset
22:03 UTC
Computed via NOAA solar equations for today's date. Local clock times shown below convert the UTC arc into America/New_York.
Local solar times
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Solar noon
- 11:51
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 10h 23m
Conventional business hours
09:00—17:00
Approximate local convention; individual organisations vary significantly.
§ 03Conditions · live
Current
weather.
Live reading from Apple Weather, cached one hour at the edge. Temperature in °C, wind in km/h.
Conditions · liveNight
+20°C
Partly cloudy
Feels like
21°
Wind
5 km/h SSW
Humidity
90%
Pressure
1,011 mb
UV index · 0Visibility · 14 km
Weather · Apple Weather§ 04Time zone & daylight saving
The facts, computed.
Read live from the IANA time-zone database — never hand-typed, so it can't go stale.
- Time zone
- Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- UTC offset
- UTC−05:00
- IANA identifier
- America/New_York
- Daylight saving (2026)
- Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward around March 8 and back around November 1.
§ 05Time difference from major cities
London−5 h
New Yorksame
Tokyo−14 h
Dubai−9 h
Singapore−13 h
Sydney−16 h
Hours are Washington, D.C.'s current offset relative to each city, daylight saving included.
§ 06Frequently asked
- What time zone is Washington, D.C. in?
- Washington, D.C. is in the Eastern Standard Time zone (EST), currently UTC−05:00.
- Does Washington, D.C. observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward around March 8 and back around November 1.
- What is Washington, D.C.'s UTC offset right now?
- Washington, D.C. is currently UTC−05:00 (EST).
- What is the time difference between Washington, D.C. and London?
- Washington, D.C. is 5 hours behind London right now.
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