Gaithersburg in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.1434, -77.2014
- Population
- 67 456
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 31 km away
What time is it in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
You can see the current local time of Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States on this page, in the America/New_York zone (−5).
Gaithersburg, United States
Saturday, 7 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Gaithersburg
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Gaithersburg keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:44 AM Solar noon 11:54 AM Sunset 5:03 PM Daylight 10 h 19 min Night 13 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:16 AM – 5:31 PM
Weather in Gaithersburg right now
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Gaithersburg and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 20877
- 20878
- 20879
- 20882
- 20883
- 20884
- 20885
- 20898
- 20899
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
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
- Walkers Choice — 2.3 km
- Whetstone — 2.8 km
- Stewart Town — 4.1 km
- Brandermill — 5.9 km
- Stoneridge — 6.1 km
- Westmore — 6.7 km
Time and daylight in Gaithersburg
No adjustment is needed moving between Gaithersburg, Walkers Choice and Whetstone.
Postal designations for Gaithersburg total 9.
Gaithersburg uses the America/New_York time zone with a UTC−5 offset. Whether daylight saving time is used: No.
The sun rises today at 6:44 AM in Gaithersburg and sets at 5:03 PM. Daylight covers 10 h 19 min.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone information applies to Gaithersburg?
- The applicable time zone information is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does daylight saving time apply in Gaithersburg?
- No.
- Can you tell me the sunrise time in Gaithersburg?
- In Gaithersburg the sun rises at 6:44 AM.