Current Local Time in Washington DC, USA

7:11:34 pm EST

Thursday, December 18, 2025

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

°C

Weather

12 °C

Light rain. Overcast.
15 / -1 °C

Sat 20.		7 / -3 °C
Sun 21.		12 / -1 °C

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST started

Mar 9, 2025
Forward 1 hour

DST ended

Nov 2, 2025
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Toronto

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Sunrise

7:21 am
↑ 120° Southeast

Sunset

4:48 pm
↑ 240° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 27 minutes
-12s shorter

Moon 1.2%

Rise – 6:22 am
Set – 3:24 pm

High Tide

High – 6:50 am
High – 6:53 pm

Low Tide

Low – 1:37 am
Low – 1:05 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:04 pm
Altitude: 27.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:45 am – 6:18 am
5:51 pm – 6:24 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:18 am – 6:51 am
5:18 pm – 5:51 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:51 am – 7:21 am
4:48 pm – 5:18 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
3:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 19, 2025
8:43 pm

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Airports

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, DCA
About 6 km S of Washington DC
Washington Dulles International Airport, IAD
About 37 km W of Washington DC
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, BWI
About 44 km NE of Washington DC

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7:11 34 pm

Thursday, December 18, 2025