The Colony in numbers
- Coordinates
- 39.4084, -76.6164
- Elevation
- 126 m above sea level
- Region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 68 km away
- Same name
- 7 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in The Colony, Maryland, United States
The exact time in The Colony, Maryland, United States is given here, for the America/New_York time zone (−4).
The Colony, United States
Friday, 23 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in The Colony
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in The Colony, Maryland.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:26 AM Solar noon 12:52 PM Sunset 6:18 PM Daylight 10 h 52 min Night 13 h 08 min Civil twilight 6:58 AM – 6:45 PM
Weather in The Colony right now
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The Colony and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 75056
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 The Colony
- The Colony Texas, United States
- The Colony Wales, United Kingdom
- The Colony Georgia, United States
- The Colony Maryland, United States
- The Colony South Carolina, 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
- Towson — 1.5 km
- Cloisters — 2.5 km
- Wiltondale — 2.8 km
- Thornleigh — 3.1 km
- Timonium — 3.2 km
- Wellington Valley — 3.3 km
About the time in The Colony
Sunrise at The Colony today happens at 7:26 AM, sunset at 6:18 PM. The two are 10 h 52 min apart.
You will find the same time in Towson and Cloisters, both near The Colony.
Addressing within The Colony draws on 1 postal code.
Time in The Colony is measured by America/New_York, at UTC−4. Whether clocks are moved for summer: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone is used in The Colony?
- The time zone used in The Colony is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does The Colony stay on standard time all year?
- Daylight saving in The Colony: Yes.
- Is there a set time for sunrise in The Colony?
- Today the sun rises at 7:26 AM.