Alpha in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.3212, -76.9277
- Elevation
- 181 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 48 km away
- Same name
- 24 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alpha, Maryland, United States
This page answers what time it is in Alpha, Maryland, United States right now, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Alpha, United States
Thursday, 5 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Alpha
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Alpha.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:41 AM Solar noon 11:52 AM Sunset 5:04 PM Daylight 10 h 23 min Night 13 h 37 min Civil twilight 6:13 AM – 5:32 PM
Weather in Alpha right now
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Alpha and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 42603
- 45301
- 49902
- 56111
- 61413
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 Maryland
- Baltimore 585 708
- Columbia 99 615
- Germantown 86 395
- Silver Spring 71 452
- Frederick 69 479
- Waldorf 67 752
Other places named Alpha
- Alpha New Jersey, United States
- Alpha Illinois, United States
- Alpha Queensland, Australia
- Alpha Michigan, United States
- Alpha Minnesota, United States
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
- West Friendship — 3.0 km
- Wynfield — 3.2 km
- Turf Valley — 4.8 km
- Woodstock — 4.9 km
- Woodmark — 5.3 km
- Westcliffe Manor — 5.7 km
Alpha: clock, sun and surroundings
The sun climbs above Alpha at 6:41 AM and dips below at 5:04 PM. Between them sit 10 h 23 min of daylight.
There is no time difference between Alpha and nearby West Friendship or Wynfield.
Postal codes assigned across Alpha total 5.
Alpha adheres to America/New_York, a UTC−5 offset. Daylight saving time observed: No.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone in Alpha listed?
- The time zone in Alpha is listed as America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Alpha go on summer time?
- Daylight saving in Alpha: No.
- What time does the sun set in Alpha?
- The sun sets in Alpha at 5:04 PM.