Current Local Time in Bethesda, Maryland, USA

6:52:21 am EDT

Monday, March 23, 2026

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

°F

Weather

64 °F

Overcast.
68 / 39 °F

Tue 24.		51 / 32 °F
Wed 25.		60 / 35 °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

7:07 am
↑ 88° East

Sunset

7:23 pm
↑ 272° West

Day length

12 hours, 16 minutes
+2m 33s longer

Moon 24.2%

Set – 12:07 am
Rise – 9:32 am

High Tide

High – 11:48 am

Low Tide

Low – 6:30 am
Low – 7:29 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:14 pm
Altitude: 52.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:37 am – 6:09 am
8:21 pm – 8:53 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:09 am – 6:40 am
7:50 pm – 8:21 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:40 am – 7:07 am
7:23 pm – 7:50 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 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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6:52 21 am

Monday, March 23, 2026