Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jul 25, 2017 at 10:52:19 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:03 am↑ 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:25 pm↑ 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 8:30 am↑ 75° East
Moonset Today: 10:06 pm↑ 282° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 22 minutes (-1m 40s)
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
10:52 pm
Altitude
-22.8°Heading
323° NWPosition
NightDay length
14h 22m 14s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 40s
Winter: +4h 55m
Summer: -31m 35s
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 – 4:14 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:14 am – 4:55 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:55 am – 5:32 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:32 am – 6:03 am | |
| Daylight | 6:03 am – 8:25 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:25 pm – 8:55 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:55 pm – 9:33 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:33 pm – 10:14 pm | |
| Night | 10:14 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 25 | 6:03 am | 8:25 pm | 14:22:14 | −1:40 | 1:14 pm (70.6°) | 94.415 |
| Jul 26 | 6:04 am | 8:24 pm | 14:20:32 | −1:42 | 1:14 pm (70.4°) | 94.406 |
| Jul 27 | 6:05 am | 8:23 pm | 14:18:47 | −1:44 | 1:14 pm (70.1°) | 94.396 |
| 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 |
| * 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
10:52 pm
Altitude
-9.1°Heading
289° WPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
9.7%
Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 25 | 8:30 am | 10:06 pm | - | 3:22 pm | (61.2°) | 232,252 | 7.7% | |||
| Jul 26 | 9:36 am | 10:42 pm | - | 4:13 pm | (56.9°) | 235,926 | 14.9% | |||
| Jul 27 | 10:40 am | 11:14 pm | - | 5:01 pm | (52.4°) | 239,700 | 23.6% | |||
| 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% | |||
| * 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, Tue, Jul 25, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 8:22 am | Wed 9:37 pm | Wed 3:00 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 3:07 am | Wed 5:43 pm | Wed 10:25 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Wed 6:03 am | Wed 8:28 pm | Wed 1:16 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Jupiter | Tue 12:09 pm | Tue 11:39 pm | Tue 5:54 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 5:30 pm | Wed 3:04 am | Tue 10:17 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 12:01 am | Wed 1:13 pm | Wed 6:37 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Wed 10:10 pm | Thu 9:27 am | Thu 3:49 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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