Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Jul 23, 2018 at 3:47:46 am
Sunrise Today: 6:01 am↑ 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:27 pm↑ 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:15 pm↑ 115° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:42 am↑ 247° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 25 minutes (-1m 35s)
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
3:47 am
Altitude
-21.0°Heading
39° NEPosition
NightDay length
14h 25m 56s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 35s
Winter: +4h 59m
Summer: -27m 54s
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 – 4:11 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:11 am – 4:53 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:53 am – 5:30 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:30 am – 6:01 am | |
| Daylight | 6:01 am – 8:27 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 8:27 pm – 8:57 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:57 pm – 9:35 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:35 pm – 10:17 pm | |
| Night | 10:17 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Washington DC - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Jul 23 | 6:01 am | 8:27 pm | 14:25:56 | −1:35 | 1:14 pm (71.1°) | 94.431 |
| Jul 24 | 6:02 am | 8:26 pm | 14:24:19 | −1:37 | 1:14 pm (70.9°) | 94.423 |
| Jul 25 | 6:03 am | 8:25 pm | 14:22:39 | −1:39 | 1:14 pm (70.7°) | 94.414 |
| Jul 26 | 6:03 am | 8:24 pm | 14:20:57 | −1:41 | 1:14 pm (70.4°) | 94.404 |
| Jul 27 | 6:04 am | 8:24 pm | 14:19:13 | −1:43 | 1:14 pm (70.2°) | 94.395 |
| Jul 28 | 6:05 am | 8:23 pm | 14:17:27 | −1:45 | 1:14 pm (70.0°) | 94.385 |
| Jul 29 | 6:06 am | 8:22 pm | 14:15:39 | −1:47 | 1:14 pm (69.7°) | 94.375 |
| * 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
3:47 am
Altitude
-12.6°Heading
256° WPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
82.5%
Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jul 23 | - | 2:42 am | 5:15 pm | 10:20 pm | (31.0°) | 250,202 | 87.8% | |||
| Jul 24 | - | 3:22 am | 6:08 pm | 11:08 pm | (29.8°) | 251,444 | 93.5% | |||
| Jul 25 | - | 4:06 am | 6:58 pm | 11:56 pm | (29.6°) | 252,169 | 97.5% | |||
| Jul 26 | - | 4:55 am | 7:44 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 Jul 27 | - | 5:46 am | 8:26 pm | 12:44 am | (30.4°) | 252,415 | 99.6% | |||
| Jul 28 | - | 6:41 am | 9:03 pm | 1:31 am | (32.1°) | 252,212 | 99.9% | |||
| Jul 29 | - | 7:37 am | 9:37 pm | 2:18 am | (34.7°) | 251,573 | 98.2% | |||
| * 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, Mon, Jul 23, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Mon 8:02 am | Mon 9:18 pm | Mon 2:40 pm | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 9:43 am | Mon 10:31 pm | Mon 4:08 pm | Good visibility |
| Mars | Sun 9:07 pm | Mon 6:15 am | Mon 1:41 am | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 2:34 pm | Tue 12:59 am | Mon 7:47 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 6:34 pm | Tue 4:02 am | Mon 11:18 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Mon 12:24 am | Mon 1:46 pm | Mon 7:05 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sun 10:33 pm | Mon 9:56 am | Mon 4:14 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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