Current Local Time in Washington DC, USA

6:26:27 am EDT

Wednesday, March 25, 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

40 °F

Mostly cloudy.
60 / 37 °F

Thu 26.		75 / 49 °F
Fri 27.		68 / 46 °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

About EDT — Eastern Daylight Time

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Sunrise

7:03 am
↑ 87° East

Sunset

7:25 pm
↑ 273° West

Day length

12 hours, 21 minutes
+2m 32s longer

Moon 45.9%

Set – 2:28 am
Rise – 11:27 am

High Tide

High – 1:35 am
High – 1:57 pm

Low Tide

Low – 8:18 am
Low – 9:33 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:14 pm
Altitude: 53.1°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:33 am – 6:05 am
8:23 pm – 8:55 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:05 am – 6:37 am
7:51 pm – 8:23 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:37 am – 7:03 am
7:25 pm – 7:51 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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6:26 27 am

Wednesday, March 25, 2026