Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: May 25, 2017 at 3:06:53 am
Sunrise Today: 5:48 am↑ 62° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:22 pm↑ 298° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:56 am↑ 71° East
Moonset Today: 8:15 pm↑ 292° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 34 minutes (+1m 24s)
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
3:06 am
Altitude
-23.7°Heading
31° NEPosition
NightDay length
14h 34m 34s
Change since
Yesterday: +1m 24s
Winter: +5h 8m
Summer: -19m 16s
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 – 3:55 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 3:55 am – 4:38 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:38 am – 5:17 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:17 am – 5:48 am | |
| Daylight | 5:48 am – 8:22 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:22 pm – 8:53 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:53 pm – 9:32 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:32 pm – 10:15 pm | |
| Night | 10:15 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 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 |
| May 31 | 5:45 am | 8:27 pm | 14:42:06 | +1:08 | 1:05 pm (73.1°) | 94.254 |
| * 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
3:06 am
Altitude
-27.2°Heading
41° NEPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
0.6%
Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 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% | |||
| May 31 | - | 12:59 am | 12:01 pm | 6:52 pm | (61.3°) | 237,211 | 44.0% | |||
| * 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, Thu, May 25, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 4:48 am | Thu 6:14 pm | Thu 11:30 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 3:45 am | Thu 4:29 pm | Thu 10:07 am | Great visibility |
| Mars | Thu 6:57 am | Thu 9:52 pm | Thu 2:25 pm | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Thu 3:55 pm | Fri 3:33 am | Thu 9:44 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 9:52 pm | Thu 7:25 am | Thu 2:38 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 4:00 am | Thu 5:08 pm | Thu 10:34 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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