Alexandria in numbers
- Coordinates
- 36.7714, -76.1978
- Elevation
- 6 m above sea level
- Region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 247 km away
- Same name
- 29 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Local time in Alexandria, Virginia, United States is shown on this page, based on the America/New_York time zone (−4).
Alexandria, United States
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Alexandria
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Alexandria.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:16 AM Solar noon 12:51 PM Sunset 6:26 PM Daylight 11 h 10 min Night 12 h 50 min Civil twilight 6:50 AM – 6:52 PM
Weather in Alexandria right now
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Alexandria and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 16611
- 22301
- 22302
- 22303
- 22304
- 22305
- 22306
- 22307
- 22308
- 22309
- 22310
- 22311
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 Virginia
- Virginia Beach 454 808
- Norfolk 238 005
- Chesapeake 235 429
- Richmond 226 610
- Arlington 207 627
- Newport News 186 247
Other places named Alexandria
- Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt
- Alexandria Virginia, United States
- Alexandria Louisiana, United States
- Alexandria Teleorman County, Romania
- Alexandria Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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
- Acredale — 3.5 km
- Butts — 3.9 km
- Homestead — 4.6 km
- Bellany Manor — 5.7 km
- Norfolk Highlands — 5.8 km
- Carolanne Farms — 6.7 km
About the time in Alexandria
You will find the same time in Acredale and Butts, both near Alexandria.
12 codes make up the postal map of Alexandria.
Alexandria operates on America/New_York at UTC−4. Daylight saving time used here: Yes.
Today's sunrise at Alexandria falls at 7:16 AM; sunset follows at 6:26 PM. Between them lie 11 h 10 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Alexandria observe?
- Alexandria observes America/New_York, whose offset is −4.
- Is there any clock change for daylight saving in Alexandria?
- Daylight saving in Alexandria: Yes.
- When is the sun down in Alexandria?
- The sun goes down at 6:26 PM.