Bethesda, MD to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 3 h behind Bethesda, MD. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Bethesda, MD 15:43 3:43 PM Seattle, WA 12:43 12:43 PM You –:–
15:43 3:43 PM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:29
12:43 12:43 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:32 · 🌙 18:19
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−3 h
Seattle, WA is 3 h behind Bethesda, MD.
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Working hours
🇺🇸 Bethesda, MD
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Seattle, WA
21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Bethesda, MD | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 15:43 | 12:43 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Bethesda, MD | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/New York | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:20 | 07:32 |
| Sunset | 18:29 | 18:19 |
| Daylight | 11 h 8 min | 10 h 47 min |
| People on this clock | 60,858 | 737,015 |
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Bethesda, MD and Seattle, WA: common questions
How far behind Bethesda, MD, is Seattle, WA?
Seattle is 3 hours behind Bethesda: UTC−7 against UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Bethesda, MD, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in Bethesda, clocks in Seattle show 6:00 AM.
What time is it in Seattle, WA, at the end of the working day in Bethesda, MD?
The working day in Bethesda ends at 6:00 PM; in Seattle it is 3:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Bethesda, MD, and Seattle, WA, are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Bethesda (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Seattle), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Bethesda, MD, is it still yesterday in Seattle, WA?
Before 3:00 AM in Bethesda, the date in Seattle has not changed yet. From 9:00 PM in Seattle, it is already the next day in Bethesda.
Is the time difference between Bethesda, MD, and Seattle, WA, the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 3 hours.
