Time in the United States

United States

Washington, D.C. · EDT · UTC−4

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What Time Is It in the United States?

In Washington, D.C. it is 5:39 AM on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Washington, D.C. uses Eastern Daylight Time, which is UTC−4.

Daylight saving time is in effect now. The clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, when Washington, D.C. changes from EDT (UTC−4) to EST (UTC−5).

Washington, D.C. Time Zone

EDTTime Zone
UTC−4UTC Offset
In effectDaylight Saving
7:11 AMSunrise
6:38 PMSunset
11 h 27 minDaylight

The United States has 6 time zones. The local time in each:

Time Zone Local Time Cities and Areas
EDT · UTC−4 5:39 AM New York, Philadelphia, Jacksonville, Columbus, Indianapolis, Washington, D.C.
CDT · UTC−5 4:39 AM Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Nashville
MDT · UTC−6 3:39 AM Denver, Albuquerque, Salt Lake City, Boise, El Paso
MST · UTC−7 2:39 AM Phoenix, Tucson
PDT · UTC−7 2:39 AM Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland
AKDT · UTC−8 1:39 AM Anchorage
HDT · UTC−9 12:39 AM Adak
HST · UTC−10 11:39 PM Honolulu

Time in Other Cities

The time now in other major cities, and how far each one is ahead of or behind the time in Washington, D.C.:

City Local Time Difference
New York 5:39 AM Same time
Los Angeles 2:39 AM 3 hours behind
London 10:39 AM 5 hours ahead
Paris 11:39 AM 6 hours ahead
Dubai 1:39 PM 8 hours ahead
New Delhi 3:09 PM 9 hours 30 minutes ahead
Manila 5:39 PM 12 hours ahead
Tokyo 6:39 PM 13 hours ahead
Sydney 8:39 PM 15 hours ahead

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