Time now in Washington, Illinois , United States
UTC-05:00 • America/Chicago (CDT)
Your device clock is 461ms ahead of the detected local time (America/Chicago, UTC-05:00). Time reference obtained from NIST NTP servers with an accuracy of ±0.007 seconds.
02:41:43
Your time zone is America/New_York, and is 1 hour ahead of UTC-05:00.
Thursday, October 8, 2026, week 41
Time in Washington
in Washington, the time zone is America/Chicago (UTC-05:00). The current local time shown above is synchronized with official atomic time sources.
Daylight saving time is currently in effect in Washington.
Frequently asked questions
- What time is it in Washington right now?
- The current time in Washington is shown by the clock at the top of this page, synchronized with official atomic time sources (NIST).
- What time zone is Washington in?
- Washington uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently UTC-05:00.
- Does Washington observe daylight saving time?
- Yes, clocks in Washington are currently in daylight saving time.
- What is the population of Washington?
- Washington has an estimated population of 16,664.
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- Chicago 0
- Toronto +1 hour
- São Paulo +2 hours
- Lagos +6 hours
- London +6 hours
- Johannesburg +7 hours
- Paris +7 hours
- Zürich +7 hours
- Cairo +8 hours
- Istanbul +8 hours
- Moscow +8 hours
- Dubai +9 hours
- Mumbai +10.5 hours
- Beijing +13 hours
- Singapore +13 hours
- Seoul +14 hours
- Tokyo +14 hours
- Sydney +16 hours
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City details
Country
United States
State
Illinois
Lat/Long
40.7037, -89.4073
Time Zone
America/Chicago (
UTC-05:00
)
Country Code
US
Population
16,664
Sunrise
7:00 AM
Sunset
6:29 PM
Day length
11 hours 29 minutes