Washington, D.C. in numbers
- Coordinates
- 38.8951, -77.0364
- Region
- District of Columbia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 0 km away
What time is it in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Local time in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Washington, D.C., United States
Thursday, 15 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Washington, D.C.
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Washington, D.C..
The sun today
Sunrise 7:18 AM Solar noon 12:55 PM Sunset 6:31 PM Daylight 11 h 13 min Night 12 h 47 min Civil twilight 6:52 AM – 6:58 PM
Weather in Washington, D.C. right now
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Washington, D.C. and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20068 Washington — 0.0 km away
- 20388 Washington Navy Yard — 0.0 km away
- 20228 Washington — 0.0 km away
- 20373 Naval Anacost Annex — 0.0 km away
- 56972 Washington — 0.0 km away
- 20391 Washington Navy Yard — 0.0 km away
- 20374 Washington Navy Yard — 0.0 km away
- 20398 Washington Navy Yard — 0.0 km away
- 20230 Washington — 0.0 km away
- 20405 Washington — 0.0 km away
- 20511 Washington — 0.0 km away
- 20245 Washington — 0.0 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in District of Columbia
- Washington 689 545
- Downtown DC 52 560
- Columbia Heights 38 000
- Mount Pleasant 35 842
- Central 14th Street / Spring Road 25 899
- Northwest One 23 386
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Northwest Rectangle — 0.7 km
- Thomas Circle — 1.4 km
- Washington City — 1.8 km
- Logan Circle — 2.0 km
- East Central — 2.2 km
- Shaw — 2.3 km
Washington, D.C.: clock, sun and surroundings
Washington, D.C. contains 12 postal codes.
The zone that governs Washington, D.C. is America/New_York at UTC−4. Whether the clocks move seasonally: Yes.
For Washington, D.C. today, sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:31 PM. Daylight lasts 11 h 13 min.
The clock reading for Washington, D.C. covers nearby Northwest Rectangle and Thomas Circle as well.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Washington, D.C.?
- The local time zone in Washington, D.C. is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does the clock in Washington, D.C. follow a summer time schedule?
- Daylight saving in Washington, D.C.: Yes.
- Can you tell me the sunrise time in Washington, D.C.?
- In Washington, D.C. the sun rises at 7:18 AM.