Current Local Time in Washington DC, USA

11:08:23 pm EDT

Friday, May 8, 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

61 °F

Passing clouds.
74 / 56 °F

Sun 10.		82 / 53 °F
Mon 11.		64 / 49 °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

6:02 am
↑ 67° East

Sunset

8:07 pm
↑ 293° Northwest

Day length

14 hours, 5 minutes
+2m longer

Moon 57.6%

Rise – 1:33 am
Set – 11:13 am

High Tide

High – 1:16 am
High – 1:24 pm

Low Tide

Low – 7:30 am
Low – 8:22 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:04 pm
Altitude: 68.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:18 am – 4:57 am
9:12 pm – 9:52 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:57 am – 5:32 am
8:36 pm – 9:12 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:32 am – 6:02 am
8:07 pm – 8:36 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 1, 2026
1:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 9, 2026
5:10 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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11:08 23 pm

Friday, May 8, 2026