Current time in Washington D.C.

Washington D.C.

3:36 p.m.
March 28, 2025

Local time in Washington D.C.

The time in Washington D.C. is 4 hours behind UTC and the same as in Columbus. The current timezone in Washington D.C. is Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Washington D.C. is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) also known as summer time. Daylight Saving Time in Washington D.C. ends at Nov. 2, 2025.

Details for the time in Washington D.C.

Current time	3:36 p.m.
Time zone	Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Standard timezone: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
IANA time zone	America/New_York
Your time difference	same time as Columbus
UTC time difference	UTC-4 4 hours behind UTC

Washington D.C. Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Washington D.C. uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Washington D.C..

DST started at	March 9, 2025 Sets the clock forward 1 hour
DST is ending at	Nov. 2, 2025 Sets the clock back 1 hour
Next DST starts at	March 8, 2026 Sets the clock forward 1 hour