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Germantown, MD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 14.0%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 9, 2023 at 4:50:43 am
Sunrise Today: 7:16 am 119° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:46 pm 241° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 3:43 am 107° East
Moonset Today: 2:25 pm 250° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 30 minutes (-47s)
Location of GermantownLocation

Today's Sun Position in Germantown

Time:4:50 am
Altitude:-27.5°
Direction:98° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 29m 30s (Dec 9, 2023)

47 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 8, 2023)

4 minutes, 50 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

5 hours, 26 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Germantown Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:40 am
Astro. Twilight5:40 am – 6:13 am
Nautical Twilight6:13 am – 6:46 am
Civil Twilight6:46 am – 7:16 am
Daylight7:16 am – 4:46 pm
Civil Twilight4:46 pm – 5:15 pm
Nautical Twilight5:15 pm – 5:49 pm
Astro. Twilight5:49 pm – 6:21 pm
Night6:21 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Germantown - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 97:16 am4:46 pm9:29:30−0:4712:01 pm (28.0°)91.558
Dec 107:17 am4:46 pm9:28:46−0:4412:01 pm (27.9°)91.547
Dec 117:18 am4:46 pm9:28:05−0:4012:02 pm (27.8°)91.536
Dec 127:18 am4:46 pm9:27:28−0:3712:02 pm (27.8°)91.526
Dec 137:19 am4:46 pm9:26:54−0:3312:03 pm (27.7°)91.516
Dec 147:20 am4:46 pm9:26:24−0:2912:03 pm (27.6°)91.506
Dec 157:21 am4:47 pm9:25:58−0:2612:04 pm (27.6°)91.496
* All times are local time for Germantown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Germantown

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Germantown - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 93:43 am2:25 pm-9:08 am(35.7°)242,86812.7%
Dec 104:49 am2:54 pm-9:55 am(30.5°)239,7246.5%
Dec 115:59 am3:30 pm-10:47 am(26.2°)236,6132.2%
Dec 127:10 am4:16 pm-11:45 am(23.1°)233,7910.2%
Dec 138:19 am5:13 pm-12:46 pm(21.8°)231,4760.9%
Dec 149:20 am6:20 pm-1:49 pm(22.5°)229,8174.4%
Dec 1510:11 am7:35 pm-2:50 pm(25.2°)228,87110.6%
* All times are local time for Germantown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Germantown This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 9, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 8:54 amSat 6:04 pmSat 1:29 pmAverage visibility
VenusSat 3:47 amSat 2:38 pmSat 9:13 amGood visibility
MarsSat 6:49 amSat 4:18 pmSat 11:33 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSat 2:29 pmSun 3:55 amSat 9:12 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 11:51 amSat 10:33 pmSat 5:12 pmAverage visibility
UranusSat 3:04 pmSun 5:06 amSat 10:05 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 12:46 pmSun 12:30 amSat 6:38 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Germantown.

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