Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Sep 23, 2017 at 6:16:25 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:56 am↑ 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:03 pm↑ 270° West
Moonrise Today: 10:11 am↑ 103° East
Moonset Today: 9:18 pm↑ 255° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-2m 30s)
Today's Sun Position in Washington DC
The Sun's altitude in Washington DC 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
6:16 pm
Altitude
8.3°Heading
263° WPosition
DaylightDay length
12h 6m 9s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 30s
Winter: +2h 39m
Summer: -2h 47m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Washington DC Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Washington DC 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 – 5:27 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:27 am – 5:59 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:59 am – 6:30 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:30 am – 6:56 am | |
| Daylight | 6:56 am – 7:03 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:03 pm – 7:29 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:29 pm – 8:00 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:00 pm – 8:32 pm | |
| Night | 8:32 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Washington DC - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 23 | 6:56 am | 7:03 pm | 12:06:09 | −2:30 | 1:00 pm (50.8°) | 93.263 |
| Sep 24 | 6:57 am | 7:01 pm | 12:03:38 | −2:30 | 1:00 pm (50.4°) | 93.237 |
| Sep 25 | 6:58 am | 6:59 pm | 12:01:07 | −2:30 | 12:59 pm (50.0°) | 93.210 |
| Sep 26 | 6:59 am | 6:58 pm | 11:58:37 | −2:30 | 12:59 pm (49.6°) | 93.183 |
| Sep 27 | 7:00 am | 6:56 pm | 11:56:06 | −2:30 | 12:58 pm (49.2°) | 93.156 |
| Sep 28 | 7:01 am | 6:55 pm | 11:53:36 | −2:30 | 12:58 pm (48.8°) | 93.129 |
| Sep 29 | 7:02 am | 6:53 pm | 11:51:05 | −2:30 | 12:58 pm (48.4°) | 93.102 |
| * All times are local time for Washington DC. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 6:29 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 12:24 am |
| September Equinox | Sep 22 | 4:02 pm |
| December Solstice | Dec 21 | 11:28 am |
| * All times are local Washington DC time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Washington DC
The Moon's path in Washington DC 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
6:16 pm
Altitude
28.7°Heading
222° SWPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
14.1%
Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 23 | 10:11 am | 9:18 pm | - | 3:47 pm | (39.4°) | 246,965 | 13.4% | |||
| Sep 24 | 11:09 am | 9:53 pm | - | 4:33 pm | (36.1°) | 249,030 | 21.0% | |||
| Sep 25 | 12:05 pm | 10:30 pm | - | 5:19 pm | (33.6°) | 250,489 | 29.6% | |||
| Sep 26 | 12:59 pm | 11:11 pm | - | 6:06 pm | (31.8°) | 251,197 | 38.9% | |||
 Sep 27 | 1:50 pm | 11:56 pm | - | 6:54 pm | (30.9°) | 251,069 | 48.6% | |||
| Sep 28 | 2:39 pm | - | - | 7:42 pm | (31.0°) | 250,084 | 58.3% | |||
| Sep 29 | - | 12:45 am | 3:24 pm | 8:30 pm | (32.0°) | 248,295 | 67.9% | |||
| * All times are local time for Washington DC. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Washington DC This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Sep 23, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 5:53 am | Sat 6:41 pm | Sat 12:17 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 4:46 am | Sun 6:01 pm | Sun 11:24 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Mars | Sat 5:21 am | Sat 6:20 pm | Sat 11:51 am | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Sat 9:04 am | Sat 8:08 pm | Sat 2:36 pm | Average visiblity |
| Saturn | Sat 1:35 pm | Sat 11:07 pm | Sat 6:21 pm | Average visiblity |
| Uranus | Sat 8:03 pm | Sun 9:12 am | Sun 2:38 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sat 6:15 pm | Sun 5:28 am | Sat 11:51 pm | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Washington DC. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Washington DC
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