Current Local Time in Alexandria, Virginia, USA

8:21:06 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Virginia (VA)
Lat/Long:	38°48'N / 77°03'W
Elevation:	10 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

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Weather

23 °F

Sunny.
43 / 16 °F

Thu 22.		52 / 32 °F
Fri 23.		44 / 21 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:22 am
↑ 115° Southeast

Sunset

5:17 pm
↑ 245° West

Day length

9 hours, 55 minutes
+1m 39s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 9:03 am
Set – 8:23 pm

High Tide

High – 9:53 am
High – 10:06 pm

Low Tide

Low – 4:11 am
Low – 4:15 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:19 pm
Altitude: 31.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:49 am – 6:20 am
6:18 pm – 6:50 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:20 am – 6:53 am
5:46 pm – 6:18 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:53 am – 7:22 am
5:17 pm – 5:46 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
11:47 pm

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Airports

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, DCA
About 3 mi N of Alexandria
Washington Dulles International Airport, IAD
About 24 mi WNW of Alexandria
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, BWI
About 33 mi NE of Alexandria

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026