Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jul 28, 2017 at 1:16:56 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:05 am↑ 65° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:22 pm↑ 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:41 am↑ 92° East
Moonset Today: 11:45 pm↑ 265° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 17 minutes (-1m 46s)
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
1:16 pm
Altitude
69.9°Heading
182° SPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 17m 1s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 46s
Winter: +4h 50m
Summer: -36m 49s
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 – 4:18 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:18 am – 4:58 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:58 am – 5:35 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:35 am – 6:05 am | |
| Daylight | 6:05 am – 8:22 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:22 pm – 8:52 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:52 pm – 9:29 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:29 pm – 10:10 pm | |
| Night | 10:10 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Washington DC - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jul 28 | 6:05 am | 8:22 pm | 14:17:01 | −1:46 | 1:14 pm (69.9°) | 94.385 |
| Jul 29 | 6:06 am | 8:21 pm | 14:15:13 | −1:48 | 1:14 pm (69.7°) | 94.374 |
| Jul 30 | 6:07 am | 8:20 pm | 14:13:22 | −1:50 | 1:14 pm (69.4°) | 94.363 |
| Jul 31 | 6:08 am | 8:19 pm | 14:11:30 | −1:52 | 1:14 pm (69.2°) | 94.351 |
| Aug 1 | 6:09 am | 8:18 pm | 14:09:36 | −1:53 | 1:14 pm (68.9°) | 94.338 |
| Aug 2 | 6:10 am | 8:17 pm | 14:07:41 | −1:55 | 1:14 pm (68.7°) | 94.326 |
| Aug 3 | 6:11 am | 8:16 pm | 14:05:44 | −1:57 | 1:14 pm (68.4°) | 94.313 |
| * 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
1:16 pm
Altitude
16.8°Heading
107° EPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
31.4%
Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 28 | 11:41 am | 11:45 pm | - | 5:47 pm | (48.0°) | 243,271 | 33.2% | |||
| Jul 29 | 12:40 pm | - | - | 6:31 pm | (43.8°) | 246,385 | 43.3% | |||
 Jul 30 | - | 12:17 am | 1:38 pm | 7:16 pm | (40.0°) | 248,856 | 53.3% | |||
| Jul 31 | - | 12:48 am | 2:34 pm | 8:00 pm | (36.7°) | 250,572 | 63.1% | |||
| Aug 1 | - | 1:22 am | 3:29 pm | 8:46 pm | (34.1°) | 251,492 | 72.2% | |||
| Aug 2 | - | 1:59 am | 4:23 pm | 9:32 pm | (32.2°) | 251,637 | 80.5% | |||
| Aug 3 | - | 2:39 am | 5:15 pm | 10:20 pm | (31.2°) | 251,082 | 87.7% | |||
| * 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, Fri, Jul 28, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Fri 8:25 am | Fri 9:33 pm | Fri 3:00 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Fri 3:09 am | Fri 5:45 pm | Fri 10:27 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Fri 6:02 am | Fri 8:24 pm | Fri 1:13 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Jupiter | Fri 11:59 am | Fri 11:28 pm | Fri 5:44 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Fri 5:18 pm | Sat 2:51 am | Fri 10:04 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Fri 11:49 pm | Sat 1:01 pm | Sat 6:25 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Fri 10:02 pm | Sat 9:19 am | Sat 3:41 am | 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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