Detroit, MI to Seattle, WA: time difference
Seattle, WA is 3 h behind Detroit, MI. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Detroit, MI 01:53 1:53 AM Seattle, WA 22:53 10:53 PM You –:–
01:53 1:53 AM
Eastern Daylight Time · UTC-4
☀️ 07:40 · 🌙 19:00
22:53 10:53 PM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:20 · 🌙 18:34
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−3 h
Seattle, WA is 3 h behind Detroit, MI.
When you, Detroit, MI and Seattle, WA are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Detroit, MI
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 | 🇺🇸 Detroit, MI | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 01:53 | 22:53 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Friday, October 9, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern Daylight Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-4 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from Detroit, MI | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | America/Detroit | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-5, Nov 1, 01:00 | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:40 | 07:20 |
| Sunset | 19:00 | 18:34 |
| Daylight | 11 h 20 min | 11 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 632,464 | 737,015 |
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Detroit, MI and Seattle, WA: common questions
How far behind Detroit, MI, is Seattle, WA?
Seattle is 3 hours behind Detroit: UTC−7 against UTC−4.
If it is 9:00 AM in Detroit, MI, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 9:00 AM in Detroit, clocks in Seattle show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Detroit, MI, what time is it in Seattle, WA?
At 6:00 PM in Detroit, clocks in Seattle show 3:00 PM.
When do working hours in Detroit, MI, and in Seattle, WA, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Detroit, which is 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Seattle.
When does the date change in Seattle, WA, compared with Detroit, MI?
The new day starts in Seattle later: until 3:00 AM in Detroit, it is still the previous day there. From 9:00 PM in Seattle, Detroit is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Detroit, MI, and Seattle, WA, change?
No. The clocks in Detroit and in Seattle change on the same dates, so the difference stays 3 hours.
