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What time is it in Waldorf, Maryland?

8:55:05 AM

Friday, September 25, 2026. Eastern Daylight Time, UTC−4:00.

Time zone
Eastern Daylight Time
UTC offset
UTC−4:00
Daylight saving
In force now
Population
81,410

Daylight saving in Waldorf

Waldorf is currently on daylight saving time. The next change is Sunday, November 1, 2026, when 2:00 am becomes 1:00 am local time.

Waldorf sits at 38.61°N, 76.92°W. For sunrise and sunset there — which do depend on exactly where it is, unlike the clock — see sunrise and sunset in Waldorf.

Clock time against sun time

The clock says the same thing everywhere in Eastern Daylight Time, but the sun does not. Over Waldorf it is highest at 12:59 pm today — 59 minutes after clock noon.

At 76.9°W, Waldorf sits well toward the western edge of its zone, which is why the sun stays up later here than the clock suggests. Daylight saving adds another hour on top until the clocks change.

Daylight in Waldorf today

Sunrise
6:58 am
Sunset
7:00 pm
Day length
12 hours 2 minutes
Longest day
14 hours 52 minutes

Today runs 12 hours 2 minutes in Waldorf, and the day is getting shorter by 2 minutes a day. Across the year it swings 5 hours 24 minutes, from 14 hours 52 minutes at the June solstice down to 9 hours 28 minutes in December.

At 38.6°N that puts Waldorf between Kailua at 2 hours 22 minutes and Fairbanks at 18 hours 9 minutes.