Current time in Washington
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Washington, United States · America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Time-zone identity for Washington
- IANA zone
America/New_York- UTC offset now
- UTC-04:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-4
- Clock-change status
- An offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Washington is currently 4 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Next clock change in Washington
This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.
Weather now
Weather in Washington
Conditions near Washington and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Partly cloudy
- Feels like
- 38°C
- Humidity
- 42%
- Wind
- 7.6 km/h NW
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Sunny27°C to 40°C2% chance of precipitationWind up to 12.6 km/h
- Sunny24°C to 34°C1% chance of precipitationWind up to 9.4 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby21°C to 33°C81% chance of precipitationWind up to 17.6 km/h
Forecast valid from 19:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:11:58.060Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:26:58.060Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Washington
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/New_York, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
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Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Washington
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in America/New_York local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Solar noon
- 13:14
- Civil twilight
- 05:25–21:03
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:26
- Moonset
- 22:17
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 7%
Capital city context
About Washington, capital of United States
Washington is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of United States. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of United States
- Administrative area
- District of Columbia, United States
- Population
- 689,545
- Coordinates
- 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W. The elevation is 7 metres.
Country context
United States at a glance
Country information for United States. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Washington is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- US · USA · 840
- Population
- 327,167,434
- Currency
- US Dollar (USD)
- Calling code
- +1
- Languages
- English (United States), Spanish (United States), Hawaiian, and French
- Time zones represented
- 14 time zones are used by cities in this directory: America/Anchorage, America/Boise, America/Chicago, and America/Denver, and 10 more.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Washington
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Washington. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Golden TriangleDistrict of Columbia, United States1.3 km northwest
America/New_YorkSame local time - Downtown DCDistrict of Columbia, United States1.4 km east
America/New_YorkSame local time - Dupont CircleDistrict of Columbia, United States1.6 km northwest
America/New_YorkSame local time - Mount Vernon TriangleDistrict of Columbia, United States1.9 km northeast
America/New_YorkSame local time - ShawDistrict of Columbia, United States2.3 km northeast
America/New_YorkSame local time - Foggy BottomDistrict of Columbia, United States2.3 km west
America/New_YorkSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for America/New_York when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 4140963 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:11:58.038Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:11:58.060Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T20:16:36.251Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.