Discovery in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.4654, -77.3608
- Elevation
- 103 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 69 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Discovery, Maryland, United States
See what time it currently is in Discovery, Maryland, United States — the time zone there is America/New_York (−5).
Discovery, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Discovery
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Discovery keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:40 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 5:09 PM Daylight 10 h 29 min Night 13 h 31 min Civil twilight 6:12 AM – 5:36 PM
Weather in Discovery right now
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Discovery and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 21793 Walkersville — 1.8 km away
- 21709 Frederick — 2.7 km away
- 21701 Frederick — 3.1 km away
- 21705 Frederick — 7.1 km away
- 21798 Woodsboro — 9.1 km away
- 21702 Frederick — 9.1 km away
- 21774 New Market — 9.6 km away
- 21762 Libertytown — 10.0 km away
- 21775 New Midway — 12.4 km away
- 21759 Ladiesburg — 13.0 km away
- 21757 Keymar — 13.0 km away
- 21704 Frederick — 13.5 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 Maryland
- Baltimore 585 708
- Columbia 99 615
- Germantown 86 395
- Silver Spring 71 452
- Frederick 69 479
- Waldorf 67 752
Other places named Discovery
- Discovery Northwest Territories, Canada
- Discovery Alaska, United States
- Discovery Maryland, United States
- Discovery Gauteng, South Africa
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
- Walkersville — 2.4 km
- Tuscarora Knolls — 2.8 km
- Arrowhead — 4.5 km
- Westwood — 4.6 km
- Bloomfield — 5.3 km
- Woodridge — 5.5 km
Discovery: clock, sun and surroundings
Look nearby and you will see Walkersville and Tuscarora Knolls on the same clock as Discovery.
The full list of postal codes for Discovery runs to 12.
Local clocks in Discovery follow the America/New_York zone, UTC−5. Do they shift for daylight saving? No.
Today the day starts in Discovery at 6:40 AM with sunrise and ends at 5:09 PM with sunset. Daylight lasts 10 h 29 min.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Discovery?
- The time zone designation for Discovery is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does the time in Discovery vary with the season?
- Daylight saving time in Discovery: No.
- At what time is the sun rising in Discovery?
- The sun is rising at 6:40 AM.