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Current Local Time in Bethesda, Maryland, USA

12:55:49 pm EDT

Saturday, March 21, 2026

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Country: United States
State: Maryland (MD)
Lat/Long: 38°59'N / 77°06'W
Elevation: 106 m
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Languages: English
Country Code: +1
Location of BethesdaLocation
°F

Weather

64 °F

Passing clouds.
66 / 50 °F

Sun 22.85 / 46 °F
Mon 23.68 / 41 °F

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Time Zone

EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -4 hours
Daylight Saving Time started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am

DST started

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

Sunrise

7:10 am
89° East

Sunset

7:21 pm
271° West

Day length

12 hours, 11 minutes
+2m 33s longer

Moon 9.3%

Rise – 8:15 am
Set – 10:50 pm

High Tide

High – 10:12 am
High – 10:53 pm

Low Tide

Low – 5:03 am
Low – 5:46 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:15 pm
Altitude: 51.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:40 am – 6:12 am
8:19 pm – 8:51 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:12 am – 6:43 am
7:48 pm – 8:19 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:43 am – 7:10 am
7:21 pm – 7:48 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 18, 2026
9:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
3:17 pm

Airports

  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, DCA
    About 10 mi SSE of Bethesda
  • Washington Dulles International Airport, IAD
    About 20 mi W of Bethesda
  • Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, BWI
    About 26 mi ENE of Bethesda

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Bethesda
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12:5549pm
Saturday, March 21, 2026