Current Time: | Jun 7, 2023 at 8:26:35 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 5:42 am↑ 59° Northeast |
Sunset Today: | 8:31 pm↑ 301° Northwest |
Moonset Today: | 9:02 am↑ 238° Southwest |
Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 48 minutes (+48s) |
Today's Sun Position in Washington DC
Time: | 8:26 am |
Altitude: | 29.2° |
Direction: | 83° E |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 14h 48m 22s (Jun 7, 2023)
48 seconds longer than yesterday (Jun 6, 2023)
5 hours, 22 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)
5 minutes, 29 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2022)
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 below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
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 – 3:46 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 3:46 am – 4:31 am |
Nautical Twilight | 4:31 am – 5:11 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:11 am – 5:42 am |
Daylight | 5:42 am – 8:31 pm |
Civil Twilight | 8:31 pm – 9:03 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 9:03 pm – 9:43 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 9:43 pm – 10:28 pm |
Night | 10:28 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Washington DC - Next 7 Days
2023 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Jun 7 | 5:42 am | 8:31 pm | 14:48:22 | +0:48 | 1:07 pm (73.9°) | 94.334 |
Jun 8 | 5:42 am | 8:31 pm | 14:49:08 | +0:45 | 1:07 pm (74.0°) | 94.347 |
Jun 9 | 5:42 am | 8:32 pm | 14:49:50 | +0:42 | 1:07 pm (74.1°) | 94.359 |
Jun 10 | 5:42 am | 8:32 pm | 14:50:28 | +0:38 | 1:07 pm (74.1°) | 94.371 |
Jun 11 | 5:42 am | 8:33 pm | 14:51:04 | +0:35 | 1:07 pm (74.2°) | 94.382 |
Jun 12 | 5:42 am | 8:33 pm | 14:51:36 | +0:32 | 1:08 pm (74.3°) | 94.393 |
Jun 13 | 5:42 am | 8:34 pm | 14:52:05 | +0:28 | 1:08 pm (74.3°) | 94.403 |
* All times are local time for Washington DC. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2023
March equinox | Mar 20 | 5:24 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 10:58 am |
September equinox | Sep 23 | 2:50 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 10:27 pm |
* All times are local Washington DC time. |
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Today's Moon in Washington DC
Percent Illuminated: | 84.8% |
Time: | 8:26 am |
Altitude: | 4.8° |
Direction: | 232° SW |
Position: | Waning Gibbous |
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
Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days
2023 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Jun 7 | - | 9:02 am | - | 4:18 am | (25.0°) | 226,769 | 86.2% | |||
Jun 8 | 12:24 am | 10:19 am | - | 5:18 am | (29.1°) | 227,428 | 76.7% | |||
Jun 9 | 12:59 am | 11:35 am | - | 6:13 am | (34.5°) | 228,703 | 65.8% | |||
1:29 am | 12:47 pm | - | 7:03 am | (40.8°) | 230,420 | 54.1% | ||||
Jun 11 | 1:55 am | 1:57 pm | - | 7:51 am | (47.5°) | 232,420 | 42.5% | |||
Jun 12 | 2:20 am | 3:05 pm | - | 8:37 am | (54.2°) | 234,577 | 31.4% | |||
Jun 13 | 2:44 am | 4:13 pm | - | 9:23 am | (60.6°) | 236,809 | 21.5% | |||
* All times are local time for Washington DC. 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 Washington DC This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Jun 7, 2023 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 4:37 am | Wed 6:33 pm | Wed 11:35 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 9:04 am | Wed 11:43 pm | Wed 4:24 pm | Great visibility |
Mars | Wed 9:50 am | Thu 12:04 am | Wed 4:57 pm | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Wed 3:34 am | Wed 4:58 pm | Wed 10:16 am | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Wed 1:15 am | Wed 12:11 pm | Wed 6:43 am | Great visibility |
Uranus | Wed 4:16 am | Wed 6:19 pm | Wed 11:17 am | Very difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 2:03 am | Wed 1:53 pm | Wed 7:58 am | Very difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Washington DC. |
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