Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 21, 2018 at 4:06:21 am
Sunrise Today: 7:23 am↑ 103° East
Sunset Today: 6:21 pm↑ 257° West
Moonrise Today: 5:13 pm↑ 97° East
Moonset Today: 4:04 am↑ 260° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 57 minutes (-2m 23s)
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
4:06 am
Altitude
-38.7°Heading
70° EPosition
NightDay length
10h 57m 33s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 23s
Winter: +1h 31m
Summer: -3h 56m
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 – 5:54 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:54 am – 6:25 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:25 am – 6:56 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:56 am – 7:23 am | |
| Daylight | 7:23 am – 6:21 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:21 pm – 6:48 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:48 pm – 7:19 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:19 pm – 7:50 pm | |
| Night | 7:50 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Washington DC - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Oct 21 | 7:23 am | 6:21 pm | 10:57:33 | −2:23 | 12:52 pm (40.3°) | 92.527 |
| Oct 22 | 7:24 am | 6:19 pm | 10:55:11 | −2:22 | 12:52 pm (39.9°) | 92.501 |
| Oct 23 | 7:25 am | 6:18 pm | 10:52:49 | −2:21 | 12:52 pm (39.6°) | 92.475 |
| Oct 24 | 7:26 am | 6:17 pm | 10:50:28 | −2:20 | 12:52 pm (39.2°) | 92.450 |
| Oct 25 | 7:27 am | 6:16 pm | 10:48:08 | −2:20 | 12:52 pm (38.9°) | 92.425 |
| Oct 26 | 7:28 am | 6:14 pm | 10:45:49 | −2:19 | 12:52 pm (38.5°) | 92.400 |
| Oct 27 | 7:29 am | 6:13 pm | 10:43:30 | −2:18 | 12:51 pm (38.2°) | 92.375 |
| * 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 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 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
4:06 am
Altitude
-0.5°Heading
260° WPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
88.4%
Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Oct 21 | - | 4:04 am | 5:13 pm | 11:05 pm | (45.8°) | 244,968 | 92.9% | |||
| Oct 22 | - | 5:04 am | 5:43 pm | 11:50 pm | (50.6°) | 242,374 | 97.2% | |||
| Oct 23 | - | 6:05 am | 6:12 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 Oct 24 | - | 7:07 am | 6:44 pm | 12:36 am | (55.4°) | 239,752 | 99.5% | |||
| Oct 25 | - | 8:12 am | 7:18 pm | 1:23 am | (60.2°) | 237,281 | 99.5% | |||
| Oct 26 | - | 9:18 am | 7:57 pm | 2:14 am | (64.5°) | 235,104 | 97.0% | |||
| Oct 27 | - | 10:24 am | 8:41 pm | 3:07 am | (68.1°) | 233,306 | 92.0% | |||
| * 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, Sun, Oct 21, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 9:04 am | Sun 7:04 pm | Sun 2:05 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 8:19 am | Sun 6:06 pm | Sun 1:12 pm | Not visible |
| Mars | Sun 3:23 pm | Mon 1:21 am | Sun 8:22 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Sun 9:44 am | Sun 7:43 pm | Sun 2:43 pm | Average visiblity |
| Saturn | Sun 12:41 pm | Sun 10:08 pm | Sun 5:25 pm | Average visiblity |
| Uranus | Sat 6:26 pm | Sun 7:43 am | Sun 1:04 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sun 4:30 pm | Mon 3:47 am | Sun 10:08 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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