United States
Time now in Bethesda
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 07:56Time zone UTC −4
Time zone
America/New_York
UTC offset
UTC −4
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
60,858
Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
07:56
Day length
13h 29m
Coordinates
38.98, -77.10
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About the time in Bethesda
Sunrise today lands at 06:27 and sunset at 07:56 local time, giving 13h 29m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (38.98, -77.10) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Bethesda.
Around 60,858 people live in Bethesda, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Bethesda 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Bethesda
- Does Bethesda change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- What are normal business hours in Bethesda in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Bethesda runs from 13:00–21:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Bethesda in?
- Bethesda uses America/New_York, currently UTC −4.
- What time is it in Bethesda right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Bethesda, updating every second from America/New_York (UTC −4).
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