Germantown, MD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Germantown, MD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 22, 2018 at 12:36:01 am
Sunrise Today: 5:50 am↑ 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:21 pm↑ 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:18 pm↑ 76° East
Moonset Today: 2:11 am↑ 286° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 31 minutes (+1m 33s)
Today's Sun Position in Germantown
The Sun's altitude in Germantown today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
12:36 am
Altitude
-30.0°Heading
352° NPosition
NightDay length
14h 31m 19s
Change since
Yesterday: +1m 33s
Winter: +5h 6m
Summer: -24m 15s
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Germantown Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Germantown today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
| Night | 12:00 am – 3:58 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:58 am – 4:41 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:41 am – 5:19 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:19 am – 5:50 am | |
| Daylight | 5:50 am – 8:21 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:21 pm – 8:52 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:52 pm – 9:30 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:30 pm – 10:13 pm | |
| Night | 10:13 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Germantown - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 22 | 5:50 am | 8:21 pm | 14:31:19 | +1:33 | 1:05 pm (71.3°) | 94.103 |
| May 23 | 5:49 am | 8:22 pm | 14:32:50 | +1:31 | 1:05 pm (71.5°) | 94.120 |
| May 24 | 5:48 am | 8:23 pm | 14:34:19 | +1:28 | 1:05 pm (71.7°) | 94.136 |
| May 25 | 5:48 am | 8:24 pm | 14:35:46 | +1:26 | 1:06 pm (71.9°) | 94.153 |
| May 26 | 5:47 am | 8:24 pm | 14:37:09 | +1:23 | 1:06 pm (72.0°) | 94.169 |
| May 27 | 5:47 am | 8:25 pm | 14:38:30 | +1:21 | 1:06 pm (72.2°) | 94.185 |
| May 28 | 5:46 am | 8:26 pm | 14:39:49 | +1:18 | 1:06 pm (72.4°) | 94.201 |
| * All times are local time for Germantown. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 12:15 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 6:07 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 9:54 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 5:23 pm |
| * All times are local Germantown time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Germantown
The Moon's path in Germantown today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
12:36 am
Altitude
17.0°Heading
272° WPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
50.5%
Moon in Germantown - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 22 | - | 2:11 am | 1:18 pm | 8:07 pm | (59.8°) | 233,771 | 59.5% | |||
| May 23 | - | 2:47 am | 2:24 pm | 8:56 pm | (55.1°) | 236,175 | 70.3% | |||
| May 24 | - | 3:19 am | 3:29 pm | 9:44 pm | (50.2°) | 238,561 | 79.8% | |||
| May 25 | - | 3:51 am | 4:31 pm | 10:30 pm | (45.4°) | 240,879 | 87.7% | |||
| May 26 | - | 4:21 am | 5:33 pm | 11:16 pm | (41.0°) | 243,100 | 93.8% | |||
| May 27 | - | 4:53 am | 6:34 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| May 28 | - | 5:27 am | 7:34 pm | 12:03 am | (37.0°) | 245,198 | 97.8% | |||
| * All times are local time for Germantown. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Germantown This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 22, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 5:09 am | Tue 6:57 pm | Tue 12:02 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 7:51 am | Tue 10:58 pm | Tue 3:24 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Tue 12:43 am | Tue 10:16 am | Tue 5:29 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Tue 6:54 pm | Wed 5:13 am | Wed 12:04 am | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 11:00 pm | Tue 8:29 am | Tue 3:45 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 4:23 am | Tue 5:40 pm | Tue 11:02 am | Very difficult to see |
| Neptune | Tue 2:38 am | Tue 2:01 pm | Tue 8:19 am | Very difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Germantown. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Germantown
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