🇺🇸 District of Columbia, United States of America
Current local time in Washington, D.C.
--:--ÂAmerica/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
06:45 19:24 12h 39m
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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.
Times shown are calculated from your device clock and the IANA time zone database.