United States
Time now in Bethesda
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 07:50Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
199
Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
07:50
Day length
13h 20m
Coordinates
35.79, -91.79
Time difference from Bethesda
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Bethesda right now.
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About the time in Bethesda
Bethesda sits at latitude 35.79, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 20m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Bethesda runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 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.
The zone identifier America/Chicago is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Chicago keeps pointing at Chicago time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Bethesda
- When do the sun rise and set in Bethesda today?
- Sunrise is at 06:30 and sunset at 07:50, giving 13h 20m of daylight.
- What time is it in Bethesda right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Bethesda, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Which time zone is Bethesda in?
- Bethesda uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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