🇺🇸 District of Columbia, United States of America
Current local time in Washington, D.C.
As of Wednesday 28 October 2026, the local time in Washington, D.C., United States of America is 07:59 (America/New_York, UTC-04:00). United States of America observes daylight saving time and is currently on daylight saving time.
America/New_York · EDT · UTC-04:00
4h behind your local time.
Time zone
America/New_York (EDT)
UTC offset
UTC-04:00
Daylight saving
Currently observing DST · changes 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 to UTC-05:00
Daylight
07:31 18:12 10h 41m
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Time difference from Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C. time — frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Washington, D.C. in?
- Washington, D.C. uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC-04:00).
- Does Washington, D.C. observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Washington, D.C. is currently on daylight saving time and the clocks change next on 1 November 2026.
- What is the time difference between Washington, D.C. and UTC?
- Washington, D.C. is UTC-04:00, so local time is -04:00 hours from Coordinated Universal Time.
Last updated . Times are calculated live from the IANA time zone database.