Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 17, 2017 at 5:49:10 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:23 am↑ 72° East
Sunset Today: 7:59 pm↑ 288° West
Moonrise Today: 1:56 am↑ 66° East
Moonset Today: 4:38 pm↑ 295° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 36 minutes (-2m 14s)
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
5:49 pm
Altitude
24.3°Heading
268° WPosition
DaylightDay length
13h 36m 1s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 14s
Winter: +4h 9m
Summer: -1h 17m
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 – 4:45 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:45 am – 5:21 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:21 am – 5:55 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:55 am – 6:23 am | |
| Daylight | 6:23 am – 7:59 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:59 pm – 8:28 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:28 pm – 9:02 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:02 pm – 9:38 pm | |
| Night | 9:38 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Washington DC - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Aug 17 | 6:23 am | 7:59 pm | 13:36:01 | −2:14 | 1:12 pm (64.3°) | 94.102 |
| Aug 18 | 6:24 am | 7:58 pm | 13:33:45 | −2:15 | 1:11 pm (64.0°) | 94.085 |
| Aug 19 | 6:25 am | 7:57 pm | 13:31:29 | −2:16 | 1:11 pm (63.6°) | 94.067 |
| Aug 20 | 6:26 am | 7:55 pm | 13:29:11 | −2:17 | 1:11 pm (63.3°) | 94.048 |
| Aug 21 | 6:27 am | 7:54 pm | 13:26:53 | −2:18 | 1:11 pm (63.0°) | 94.029 |
| Aug 22 | 6:28 am | 7:52 pm | 13:24:33 | −2:19 | 1:10 pm (62.6°) | 94.010 |
| Aug 23 | 6:29 am | 7:51 pm | 13:22:13 | −2:20 | 1:10 pm (62.3°) | 93.990 |
| * 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
5:49 pm
Altitude
-12.2°Heading
306° NWPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
19.2%
Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Aug 17 | 1:56 am | 4:38 pm | - | 9:16 am | (69.8°) | 227,817 | 22.6% | |||
| Aug 18 | 2:53 am | 5:37 pm | - | 10:16 am | (70.1°) | 227,498 | 13.3% | |||
| Aug 19 | 3:55 am | 6:31 pm | - | 11:15 am | (69.0°) | 227,908 | 6.1% | |||
| Aug 20 | 5:02 am | 7:18 pm | - | 12:13 pm | (66.6°) | 229,113 | 1.6% | |||
 Aug 21 | 6:09 am | 8:00 pm | - | 1:08 pm | (63.1°) | 231,093 | 0.0% | |||
| Aug 22 | 7:16 am | 8:37 pm | - | 2:01 pm | (59.0°) | 233,731 | 1.2% | |||
| Aug 23 | 8:22 am | 9:11 pm | - | 2:50 pm | (54.5°) | 236,828 | 5.0% | |||
| * 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, Thu, Aug 17, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 7:52 am | Thu 8:16 pm | Thu 2:04 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 3:31 am | Thu 6:05 pm | Thu 10:48 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Thu 5:48 am | Thu 7:44 pm | Thu 12:46 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Thu 10:55 am | Thu 10:17 pm | Thu 4:36 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Thu 3:57 pm | Fri 1:30 am | Thu 8:43 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 10:31 pm | Fri 11:42 am | Fri 5:06 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Thu 8:43 pm | Fri 7:58 am | Fri 2:20 am | Slightly 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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