Time in Washington, United States

Time in Seattle, Washington now

4:00:00 AM

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

PST · UTC−8 Pacific Standard Time

Sunrise: 6:56 AM
Sunset: 4:49 PM
Day length: 9 h 53 min
Daylight saving: Changes Mar 14, 2027

Seattle time zone

Time zone

Pacific Standard Time (PST), UTC−8. IANA zone America/Los_Angeles.

Clock changes

Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−8 → UTC−7).

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Location

Seattle, Washington, United States. Coordinates 47.61° N, 122.33° W; population about 780,995.

Sunrise and sunset in Seattle today

Dawn (civil): 6:23 AM
Sunrise: 6:56 AM
Solar noon: 11:52 AM
Sunset: 4:49 PM
Dusk (civil): 5:21 PM
Day length: 9 h 53 min
Night length: 14 h 7 min
Golden hour, morning: 6:36 AM – 7:41 AM
Golden hour, evening: 4:04 PM – 5:09 PM
Blue hour, morning: 6:23 AM – 6:36 AM
Blue hour, evening: 5:09 PM – 5:21 PM

Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.

Seattle time compared with other cities

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City	Local time	Difference from Seattle
New York City, New York	7:00 AM	3 hours ahead of Seattle
Chicago, Illinois	6:00 AM	2 hours ahead of Seattle
Denver, Colorado	5:00 AM	1 hour ahead of Seattle
Phoenix, Arizona	5:00 AM	1 hour ahead of Seattle
Honolulu, Hawaii	2:00 AM	2 hours behind Seattle
Anchorage, Alaska	3:00 AM	1 hour behind Seattle
Toronto, Canada	7:00 AM	3 hours ahead of Seattle
Vancouver, Canada	5:00 AM	1 hour ahead of Seattle
Mexico City, Mexico	6:00 AM	2 hours ahead of Seattle
São Paulo, Brazil	9:00 AM	5 hours ahead of Seattle
Buenos Aires, Argentina	9:00 AM	5 hours ahead of Seattle
London, United Kingdom	12:00 PM	8 hours ahead of Seattle
Dublin, Ireland	12:00 PM	8 hours ahead of Seattle
Paris, France	1:00 PM	9 hours ahead of Seattle

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Questions about time in Seattle

What time zone is Seattle in?

Seattle uses Pacific Standard Time (PST, UTC−8) as standard time and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC−7) during daylight saving time. Its IANA time-zone identifier is America/Los_Angeles, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.

Does Seattle observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sunday, March 14, 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM local time (UTC−8 → UTC−7). The previous change was on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

How far is Seattle from UTC?

Seattle is 8 hours behind UTC on standard time and 7 hours behind UTC during daylight saving time.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Seattle today?

The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 the sun rose at 6:56 AM and set at 4:49 PM, giving 9 h 53 min of daylight.

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