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Washington, D.C. and New York City Time Difference

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Washington, D.C.

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Sunday, July 5, 2026

United States · America/New_York · EDT

New York City

Exact time synced with atomic clocks (IANA + NTP)

Sunday, July 5, 2026

United States · America/New_York · EDT

Best time for work calls

If you are scheduling a call between Washington, D.C. and New York City, the overlap window is limited to typical business hours. When it is 9 am in Washington, D.C. it is 9 am in New York City — a workable window for scheduling. The latest reasonable overlap is around 5 pm in Washington, D.C. (5 pm in New York City). Outside this window there is effectively no good overlap for regular office hours.

Best time for family calls

Washington, D.C. and New York City have a comfortable window for a family call — no awkward alarms required. Washington, D.C. and New York City are in the same time zone, which gives you 3 hours of genuine overlap when both sides are free. Aim for between 6 pm and 9 pm in Washington, D.C. — that lands at 6 pm to 9 pm in New York City, after the school run and before anyone's ready for bed. For a Sunday catch-up or a midweek check-in, this is the sweet spot.

Washington, D.C.

  • Labour Day

    Sep 7in 64d
  • Columbus Day

    Oct 12in 99d
  • Columbus Day

    Oct 12in 99d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn5:17:52 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:49:37 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:13:50 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:58:24 PM
🌆 Sunset8:38:02 PM
🌃 Dusk9:09:47 PM
Day length14:48:24

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition
Temperature
Feels like
Humidity
Wind

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination73%
CycleWaning
Moon age19.9 days
Moonrise23:24
Moonset11:18

New York City

  • Labour Day

    Sep 7in 64d
  • Columbus Day

    Oct 12in 99d
  • Columbus Day

    Oct 12in 99d

Daylight Cycle

🌅 Dawn4:58:47 AM
☀️ Sunrise5:31:49 AM
🌞 Solar Noon1:01:42 PM
🌇 Golden Hour7:50:37 PM
🌆 Sunset8:31:35 PM
🌃 Dusk9:04:37 PM
Day length14:59:45

Data via sunrisesunset.io

Current Weather

Condition
Temperature
Feels like
Humidity
Wind

Data via Open-Meteo · Updates every 30 min

Moon Phase

Phase🌖 Waning Gibbous
Illumination73%
CycleWaning
Moon age19.9 days
Moonrise23:13
Moonset11:05

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