United States
Time now in Washington
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 07:53Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
176
Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
07:53
Day length
13h 12m
Coordinates
33.77, -93.68
Time difference from Washington
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Washington right now.
Washington on the map
About the time in Washington
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.
Washington 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.
Around 176 people live in Washington, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Washington
- What are normal business hours in Washington in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Washington runs from 14:00–22:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Washington?
- Washington is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- When do the sun rise and set in Washington today?
- Sunrise is at 06:41 and sunset at 07:53, giving 13h 12m of daylight.
- What time is it in Washington right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Washington, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
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