United States
Time now in Arlington County
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 07:56Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
207,627
Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
07:56
Day length
13h 29m
Coordinates
38.88, -77.10
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About the time in Arlington County
Arlington County sits at latitude 38.88, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 29m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Arlington County runs on America/New_York, which puts the city UTC −4 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Arlington County day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 13:00–21:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Arlington County
- When do the sun rise and set in Arlington County today?
- Sunrise is at 06:27 and sunset at 07:56, giving 13h 29m of daylight.
- What time is it in Arlington County right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Arlington County, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/New_York, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Arlington County in?
- Arlington County uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
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