Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Jun 27, 2017 at 2:55:19 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:44 am↑ 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:37 pm↑ 301° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:44 am↑ 73° East
Moonset Today: 11:34 pm↑ 285° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 52 minutes (-20s)
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
2:55 pm
Altitude
63.0°Heading
242° SWPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 52m 37s
Change since
Yesterday: -20s
Winter: +5h 26m
Summer: -1m 13s
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 | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:46 am – 4:32 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:32 am – 5:12 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:12 am – 5:44 am | |
| Daylight | 5:44 am – 8:37 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:37 pm – 9:09 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:09 pm – 9:49 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:49 pm – 10:36 pm | |
| Night | 10:36 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Washington DC - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jun 27 | 5:44 am | 8:37 pm | 14:52:37 | −0:20 | 1:11 pm (74.4°) | 94.498 |
| Jun 28 | 5:45 am | 8:37 pm | 14:52:13 | −0:24 | 1:11 pm (74.3°) | 94.500 |
| Jun 29 | 5:45 am | 8:37 pm | 14:51:45 | −0:27 | 1:11 pm (74.3°) | 94.502 |
| Jun 30 | 5:46 am | 8:37 pm | 14:51:14 | −0:30 | 1:11 pm (74.2°) | 94.504 |
| Jul 1 | 5:46 am | 8:37 pm | 14:50:40 | −0:34 | 1:12 pm (74.2°) | 94.505 |
| Jul 2 | 5:47 am | 8:37 pm | 14:50:03 | −0:37 | 1:12 pm (74.1°) | 94.506 |
| Jul 3 | 5:47 am | 8:37 pm | 14:49:22 | −0:40 | 1:12 pm (74.0°) | 94.506 |
| * 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
2:55 pm
Altitude
54.6°Heading
131° SEPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
18.2%
Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jun 27 | 9:44 am | 11:34 pm | - | 4:43 pm | (63.1°) | 232,304 | 18.8% | |||
| Jun 28 | 10:50 am | - | - | 5:34 pm | (59.1°) | 236,281 | 28.5% | |||
| Jun 29 | - | 12:10 am | 11:53 am | 6:22 pm | (54.8°) | 240,195 | 38.9% | |||
 Jun 30 | - | 12:43 am | 12:54 pm | 7:08 pm | (50.4°) | 243,774 | 49.4% | |||
| Jul 1 | - | 1:14 am | 1:53 pm | 7:52 pm | (46.1°) | 246,820 | 59.6% | |||
| Jul 2 | - | 1:45 am | 2:50 pm | 8:36 pm | (42.2°) | 249,214 | 69.2% | |||
| Jul 3 | - | 2:15 am | 3:46 pm | 9:20 pm | (38.6°) | 250,903 | 77.9% | |||
| * 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, Jun 27, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Tue 6:12 am | Tue 9:15 pm | Tue 1:44 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Tue 3:10 am | Tue 5:01 pm | Tue 10:05 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Tue 6:24 am | Tue 9:15 pm | Tue 1:50 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Tue 1:47 pm | Wed 1:24 am | Tue 7:35 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 7:28 pm | Wed 5:01 am | Wed 12:14 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Tue 1:54 am | Tue 3:05 pm | Tue 8:29 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Wed 12:05 am | Wed 11:23 am | Wed 5:44 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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