Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: May 24, 2017 at 1:51:32 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:48 am↑ 62° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:21 pm↑ 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:11 am↑ 76° East
Moonset Today: 7:02 pm↑ 287° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 33 minutes (+1m 27s)
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
1:51 pm
Altitude
69.4°Heading
212° SWPosition
DaylightDay length
14h 33m 9s
Change since
Yesterday: +1m 27s
Winter: +5h 6m
Summer: -20m 41s
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 – 3:56 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:56 am – 4:39 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:39 am – 5:17 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:17 am – 5:48 am | |
| Daylight | 5:48 am – 8:21 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:21 pm – 8:52 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:52 pm – 9:31 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:31 pm – 10:14 pm | |
| Night | 10:14 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Washington DC - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 24 | 5:48 am | 8:21 pm | 14:33:09 | +1:27 | 1:04 pm (72.0°) | 94.146 |
| May 25 | 5:48 am | 8:22 pm | 14:34:34 | +1:24 | 1:05 pm (72.2°) | 94.163 |
| May 26 | 5:47 am | 8:23 pm | 14:35:56 | +1:22 | 1:05 pm (72.3°) | 94.179 |
| May 27 | 5:46 am | 8:24 pm | 14:37:16 | +1:19 | 1:05 pm (72.5°) | 94.195 |
| May 28 | 5:46 am | 8:24 pm | 14:38:33 | +1:16 | 1:05 pm (72.7°) | 94.211 |
| May 29 | 5:45 am | 8:25 pm | 14:39:47 | +1:14 | 1:05 pm (72.8°) | 94.226 |
| May 30 | 5:45 am | 8:26 pm | 14:40:58 | +1:11 | 1:05 pm (73.0°) | 94.240 |
| * 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
1:51 pm
Altitude
54.3°Heading
228° SWPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
2.0%
Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 24 | 5:11 am | 7:02 pm | - | 12:02 pm | (62.9°) | 223,116 | 2.2% | |||
 May 25 | 5:56 am | 8:15 pm | - | 1:02 pm | (66.6°) | 222,032 | 0.2% | |||
| May 26 | 6:47 am | 9:25 pm | - | 2:04 pm | (69.1°) | 222,253 | 1.5% | |||
| May 27 | 7:43 am | 10:29 pm | - | 3:06 pm | (70.1°) | 223,743 | 6.1% | |||
| May 28 | 8:45 am | 11:27 pm | - | 4:07 pm | (69.6°) | 226,306 | 13.3% | |||
| May 29 | 9:50 am | - | - | 5:06 pm | (67.8°) | 229,634 | 22.6% | |||
| May 30 | - | 12:16 am | 10:56 am | 6:01 pm | (64.9°) | 233,379 | 33.1% | |||
| * 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, Wed, May 24, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 4:48 am | Wed 6:11 pm | Wed 11:29 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 3:47 am | Wed 4:29 pm | Wed 10:08 am | Great visibility |
| Mars | Wed 6:58 am | Wed 9:53 pm | Wed 2:26 pm | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Wed 4:00 pm | Thu 3:38 am | Wed 9:49 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 9:52 pm | Thu 7:25 am | Thu 2:38 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 4:04 am | Wed 5:12 pm | Wed 10:38 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 2:18 am | Thu 1:37 pm | Thu 7:58 am | Very 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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