United States
Time now in Washington
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 08:14Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
147
Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
08:14
Day length
13h 34m
Coordinates
41.40, -96.21
Time difference from Washington
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Washington right now.
Washington on the map
About the time in Washington
Around 147 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.
Sunrise today lands at 06:41 and sunset at 08:14 local time, giving 13h 34m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (41.40, -96.21) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Washington.
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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Washington
- 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.
- 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).
- When do the sun rise and set in Washington today?
- Sunrise is at 06:41 and sunset at 08:14, giving 13h 34m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Washington in?
- Washington uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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