Sun & moon times today, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

Moon: 46.1%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today:10h 31m 48s (Feb 9, 2026)

2 minutes, 15 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 8, 2026)

1 hour, 6 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

4 hours, 23 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

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Sun in Gaithersburg - Next 7 Days

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2026	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Feb	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Feb	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Feb 9	7:07 am	5:39 pm	10:31:48	+2:15	12:22 pm (36.4°)	91.719
Feb 10	7:06 am	5:40 pm	10:34:05	+2:16	12:22 pm (36.7°)	91.736
Feb 11	7:05 am	5:41 pm	10:36:23	+2:17	12:22 pm (37.0°)	91.753
Feb 12	7:03 am	5:42 pm	10:38:42	+2:18	12:22 pm (37.4°)	91.771
Feb 13	7:02 am	5:43 pm	10:41:02	+2:19	12:22 pm (37.7°)	91.789
Feb 14	7:01 am	5:44 pm	10:43:23	+2:20	12:22 pm (38.0°)	91.807
Feb 15	7:00 am	5:46 pm	10:45:45	+2:21	12:22 pm (38.4°)	91.826
* All times are local time for Gaithersburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

March equinox	Mar 20	10:46 am
June solstice	Jun 21	4:25 am
September equinox	Sep 22	8:05 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	3:50 pm
* All times are local Gaithersburg time.

Percent Illuminated:

46.1%

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2026	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Feb	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Feb 9	1:01 am	10:41 am	-	5:54 am	(27.6°)	250,757	50.9%
Feb 10	2:03 am	11:16 am	-	6:42 am	(24.4°)	251,373	41.1%
Feb 11	3:03 am	11:58 am	-	7:32 am	(22.3°)	251,126	31.7%
Feb 12	3:59 am	12:48 pm	-	8:23 am	(21.6°)	250,072	23.0%
Feb 13	4:49 am	1:45 pm	-	9:16 am	(22.4°)	248,337	15.1%
Feb 14	5:32 am	2:48 pm	-	10:08 am	(24.6°)	246,091	8.6%
Feb 15	6:09 am	3:55 pm	-	10:59 am	(28.2°)	243,546	3.7%
* All times are local time for Gaithersburg. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

	Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Feb 9, 2026
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 7:49 am	Mon 6:46 pm	Mon 1:17 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Mon 7:37 am	Mon 6:16 pm	Mon 12:56 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Tue 6:51 am	Tue 4:57 pm	Tue 11:54 am	Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter	Mon 2:37 pm	Tue 5:21 am	Mon 9:59 pm	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Mon 8:55 am	Mon 8:45 pm	Mon 2:50 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Mon 11:20 am	Tue 1:38 am	Mon 6:29 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Mon 8:54 am	Mon 8:51 pm	Mon 2:52 pm	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Gaithersburg.