Time in Bethesda

Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC-5)

Current local time: 20:53

Next DST change: 2027-03-15 - UTC-4.

Current local time in Bethesda: · 10 Nov 2026

Bethesda time zone

Time zone
EST · UTC-5standard time

14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to EDT (UTC-4) - in 124 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

United States has 8 distinct time zone rule groups. Bethesda uses Eastern Standard Time.

  • EST · UTC-5New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and moreUses daylight saving time
  • CST · UTC-6Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah and moreUses daylight saving time
  • MST · UTC-7ArizonaNo daylight saving time
  • PST · UTC-8California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, IdahoUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-9 · UTC-9AlaskaUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10America/AdakUses daylight saving time
  • UTC-10 · UTC-10HawaiiNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Bethesda

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Bethesda
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London+1 day5 h aheadCompare Bethesda and London
New YorkSame timeCompare Bethesda and New York
Los Angeles3 h behindCompare Bethesda and Los Angeles
Berlin+1 day6 h aheadCompare Bethesda and Berlin
Dubai+1 day9 h aheadCompare Bethesda and Dubai
New Delhi+1 day10 h 30 min aheadCompare Bethesda and New Delhi
Singapore+1 day13 h aheadCompare Bethesda and Singapore
Tokyo+1 day14 h aheadCompare Bethesda and Tokyo
Sydney+1 day16 h aheadCompare Bethesda and Sydney
Copenhagen+1 day6 h aheadCompare Bethesda and Copenhagen

Sun in Bethesda today

Daylight
06:4510h 13m16:58

10h 13m today - 4h 42m less than the longest day and 0h 47m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

Public holidays in Maryland

Holidays

  1. Veterans Day

    Wednesday · in 1 days

    National

  2. Thanksgiving Day

    Thursday · in 16 days

    National

  3. Native American Heritage Day

    Friday · in 17 days

    MDlong weekend

  4. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 45 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 52 days

    Nationallong weekend

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Bethesda in?
Bethesda uses America/New_York: EST (UTC-5).
02Does Bethesda have daylight saving time?
14 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to EDT (UTC-4) - in 124 days
03What is the time difference between Bethesda and London?
Bethesda is 5 h behind relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Bethesda from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 16:00-17:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Bethesda.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Bethesda in?
Bethesda is in Eastern Standard Time (EST/EDT), America/New_York. Standard time is UTC-5.
02Does Bethesda use daylight saving time?
Yes. Bethesda changes between UTC-5 and UTC-4 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Bethesda and UTC?
Bethesda is UTC-5 in standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time.