Current Local Time in Washington DC, USA

8:27:00 am EDT

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	United States
Federal District:	District of Columbia (DC)
Lat/Long:	38°54'N / 77°02'W
Elevation:	17 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

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Weather

50 °F

Passing clouds.
67 / 51 °F

Sun 22.		84 / 48 °F
Mon 23.		68 / 43 °F

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Time Zone

EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -4 hours

DST started

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

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Sunrise

7:09 am
↑ 89° East

Sunset

7:21 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 11 minutes
+2m 32s longer

Moon 8.0%

Rise – 8:15 am
Set – 10:49 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
8:18 pm – 8:50 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:12 am – 6:43 am
7:47 pm – 8:18 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:43 am – 7:09 am
7:21 pm – 7:47 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 18, 2026
9:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
3:17 pm

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Airports

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, DCA
About 4 mi S of Washington DC
Washington Dulles International Airport, IAD
About 23 mi W of Washington DC
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, BWI
About 27 mi NE of Washington DC

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8:2700am

Saturday, March 21, 2026