Germantown, MD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Germantown, MD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Aug 20, 2018 at 2:48:10 am
Sunrise Today: 6:26 am↑ 73° East
Sunset Today: 7:57 pm↑ 287° West
Moonrise Today: 4:05 pm↑ 116° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:21 am↑ 245° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 30 minutes (-2m 18s)
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
2:48 am
Altitude
-33.8°Heading
28° NEPosition
NightDay length
13h 30m 35s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 18s
Winter: +4h 5m
Summer: -1h 25m
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 – 4:48 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:48 am – 5:24 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:24 am – 5:58 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:58 am – 6:26 am | |
| Daylight | 6:26 am – 7:57 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:57 pm – 8:25 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:25 pm – 8:59 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:59 pm – 9:35 pm | |
| Night | 9:35 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Germantown - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 20 | 6:26 am | 7:57 pm | 13:30:35 | −2:18 | 1:12 pm (63.1°) | 94.051 |
| Aug 21 | 6:27 am | 7:55 pm | 13:28:15 | −2:19 | 1:12 pm (62.8°) | 94.032 |
| Aug 22 | 6:28 am | 7:54 pm | 13:25:55 | −2:20 | 1:11 pm (62.5°) | 94.012 |
| Aug 23 | 6:29 am | 7:53 pm | 13:23:34 | −2:21 | 1:11 pm (62.1°) | 93.992 |
| Aug 24 | 6:30 am | 7:51 pm | 13:21:12 | −2:21 | 1:11 pm (61.8°) | 93.972 |
| Aug 25 | 6:31 am | 7:50 pm | 13:18:49 | −2:22 | 1:11 pm (61.4°) | 93.952 |
| Aug 26 | 6:32 am | 7:48 pm | 13:16:26 | −2:23 | 1:10 pm (61.1°) | 93.932 |
| * 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
2:48 am
Altitude
-16.3°Heading
258° WPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
69.0%
Moon in Germantown - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 20 | - | 1:21 am | 4:05 pm | 9:05 pm | (29.8°) | 250,389 | 75.5% | |||
| Aug 21 | - | 2:04 am | 4:56 pm | 9:54 pm | (29.3°) | 251,569 | 83.4% | |||
| Aug 22 | - | 2:51 am | 5:44 pm | 10:42 pm | (29.8°) | 252,083 | 90.0% | |||
| Aug 23 | - | 3:41 am | 6:26 pm | 11:29 pm | (31.2°) | 252,003 | 95.1% | |||
| Aug 24 | - | 4:35 am | 7:05 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| Aug 25 | - | 5:31 am | 7:40 pm | 12:16 am | (33.5°) | 251,414 | 98.4% | |||
 Aug 26 | - | 6:28 am | 8:12 pm | 1:01 am | (36.6°) | 250,401 | 99.9% | |||
| * 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, Mon, Aug 20, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 5:14 am | Mon 7:00 pm | Mon 12:07 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 10:19 am | Mon 9:38 pm | Mon 3:59 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Mon 6:54 pm | Tue 3:48 am | Mon 11:21 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 12:57 pm | Mon 11:16 pm | Mon 6:06 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 4:40 pm | Tue 2:06 am | Mon 9:23 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sun 10:35 pm | Mon 11:57 am | Mon 5:16 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sun 8:42 pm | Mon 8:03 am | Mon 2:23 am | 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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