Current Local Time in Sterling, Virginia, USA

10:53:38 am EDT

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Virginia (VA)
Lat/Long:	39°00'N / 77°26'W
Elevation:	96 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

56 °F

Passing clouds.
65 / 49 °F

Sun 22.		84 / 48 °F
Mon 23.		65 / 40 °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

7:11 am
↑ 89° East

Sunset

7:22 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 11 minutes
+2m 33s longer

Moon 8.7%

Rise – 8:17 am
Set – 10:51 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:16 pm
Altitude: 51.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:42 am – 6:13 am
8:20 pm – 8:52 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:13 am – 6:44 am
7:49 pm – 8:20 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:44 am – 7:11 am
7:22 pm – 7:49 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

Washington Dulles International Airport, IAD
About 4 mi SSW of Sterling
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, DCA
About 24 mi ESE of Sterling
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, BWI
About 43 mi ENE of Sterling

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10:53 38 am

Saturday, March 21, 2026