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United States · 11 TIME ZONES6 IN 50 STATES & D.C. · 5 IN TERRITORIES

Washington, D.C.Capital Morning
ESTEastern Standard Time
Friday, November 6 

Daylight saving

Clocks go forward on Mar 14
STANDARDNOWEST -05:00Nov 1 – Mar 14 (2027)
DAYLIGHTEDT -04:00Mar 14 – Nov 7 (2027)
ESTEDTEST
TODAY
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Time of day

Washington, D.C.
Morning
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NightDawn / duskDaytime

Time zones in the United States · 6

50 states & D.C.East → west · 5 h span
ESTEastern Standard TimeNew York · DetroitMORNINGUTC −05:00
CSTCentral Standard TimeChicago · KnoxMORNINGUTC −06:00
MSTMountain Standard TimeExcept Arizona · MST · Denver · BoiseMORNINGUTC −07:00
PSTPacific Standard TimeLos Angeles · San FranciscoNIGHTUTC −08:00
AKSTAlaska Standard TimeAnchorage · JuneauNIGHTUTC −09:00
HSTHawaii-Aleutian Standard TimeExcept Aleutian Islands · HAST · Honolulu · HiloNIGHTUTC −10:00

Territories · 6

5 time zones · Each has its own pageOwn pages · 11 zones in total

Cities · 80

6 zones

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SacramentoPacific Standard TimeNIGHTCaliforniaUTC −08:00PSTDST OFFSalt Lake CityMountain Standard TimeMORNINGUtahUTC −07:00MSTDST OFFSan AntonioCentral Standard TimeMORNINGTexasUTC −06:00CSTDST OFFSan DiegoPacific Standard TimeNIGHTCaliforniaUTC −08:00PSTDST OFFSan FranciscoPacific Standard TimeNIGHTCaliforniaUTC −08:00PSTDST OFFSan JosePacific Standard TimeNIGHTCaliforniaUTC −08:00PSTDST OFFSeattlePacific Standard TimeNIGHTWashingtonUTC −08:00PSTDST OFFShiprockMountain Standard TimeMORNINGNew MexicoUTC −07:00MSTDST OFFSitkaAlaska Standard TimeNIGHTAlaskaUTC −09:00AKSTDST OFFSpringfieldCentral Standard TimeMORNINGIllinoisUTC −06:00CSTDST OFFSt. LouisCentral Standard TimeMORNINGMissouriUTC −06:00CSTDST OFF

Time zone details

IANA reference · one row per zone
America/New_YorkESTUTC −05:00DST OFF
America/ChicagoCSTUTC −06:00DST OFF
America/Denver↳ America/Phoenix · Arizona · no DSTMSTUTC −07:00DST OFF
America/Los_AngelesPSTUTC −08:00DST OFF
America/AnchorageAKSTUTC −09:00DST OFF
Pacific/Honolulu↳ America/Adak · Aleutian Islands · DSTHSTUTC −10:00NO DST

About the United States

facts
Continent
North America
Capital
Washington, D.C.
Time zones
6 in the country · 11 with territories
Spread
5 hours east to west
Daylight saving
Yes · except most of Arizona and Hawaii
Calling code
+1
Currency
United States dollar (USD)