Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 23, 2018 at 4:50:33 am
Sunrise Today: 6:56 am↑ 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:03 pm↑ 270° West
Moonrise Today: 6:43 pm↑ 101° East
Moonset Today: 5:17 am↑ 257° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-2m 30s)
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
4:50 am
Altitude
-24.8°Heading
68° EPosition
NightDay length
12h 6m 46s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 30s
Winter: +2h 40m
Summer: -2h 47m
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 – 5:27 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:27 am – 5:59 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:59 am – 6:30 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:30 am – 6:56 am | |
| Daylight | 6:56 am – 7:03 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:03 pm – 7:30 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:30 pm – 8:01 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:01 pm – 8:32 pm | |
| Night | 8:32 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Washington DC - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 23 | 6:56 am | 7:03 pm | 12:06:46 | −2:30 | 1:00 pm (50.9°) | 93.268 |
| Sep 24 | 6:57 am | 7:01 pm | 12:04:15 | −2:30 | 1:00 pm (50.5°) | 93.241 |
| Sep 25 | 6:58 am | 7:00 pm | 12:01:44 | −2:30 | 12:59 pm (50.1°) | 93.215 |
| Sep 26 | 6:59 am | 6:58 pm | 11:59:14 | −2:30 | 12:59 pm (49.7°) | 93.189 |
| Sep 27 | 7:00 am | 6:57 pm | 11:56:43 | −2:30 | 12:59 pm (49.3°) | 93.163 |
| Sep 28 | 7:01 am | 6:55 pm | 11:54:13 | −2:30 | 12:58 pm (48.9°) | 93.137 |
| Sep 29 | 7:02 am | 6:53 pm | 11:51:42 | −2:30 | 12:58 pm (48.5°) | 93.111 |
| * 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
4:50 am
Altitude
4.2°Heading
252° WPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
96.9%
Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 23 | - | 5:17 am | 6:43 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 Sep 24 | - | 6:16 am | 7:13 pm | 12:26 am | (43.3°) | 246,944 | 99.0% | |||
| Sep 25 | - | 7:16 am | 7:42 pm | 1:10 am | (47.8°) | 244,915 | 99.8% | |||
| Sep 26 | - | 8:17 am | 8:12 pm | 1:55 am | (52.5°) | 242,783 | 98.5% | |||
| Sep 27 | - | 9:19 am | 8:44 pm | 2:41 am | (57.2°) | 240,630 | 94.9% | |||
| Sep 28 | - | 10:22 am | 9:19 pm | 3:29 am | (61.7°) | 238,504 | 89.2% | |||
| Sep 29 | - | 11:27 am | 9:59 pm | 4:19 am | (65.7°) | 236,434 | 81.4% | |||
| * 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, Sep 23, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sun 7:06 am | Sun 7:13 pm | Sun 1:10 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Venus | Sun 10:18 am | Sun 8:07 pm | Sun 3:13 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Sun 4:43 pm | Mon 2:04 am | Sun 9:24 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Sun 11:07 am | Sun 9:16 pm | Sun 4:11 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sun 2:25 pm | Sun 11:52 pm | Sun 7:09 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 8:19 pm | Sun 9:38 am | Sun 2:58 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sun 6:21 pm | Mon 5:40 am | Mon 12:01 am | Slightly 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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