Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Washington DC, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 18, 2018 at 11:46:58 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:52 am↑ 87° East
Sunset Today: 7:11 pm↑ 273° West
Moonrise Today: 3:38 pm↑ 117° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:45 am↑ 243° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 19 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
11:46 pm
Altitude
-46.0°Heading
332° NWPosition
NightDay length
12h 19m 18s
Change since
Yesterday: -2m 30s
Winter: +2h 52m
Summer: -2h 34m
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 – 5:22 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 5:22 am – 5:54 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:54 am – 6:25 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:25 am – 6:52 am | |
| Daylight | 6:52 am – 7:11 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:11 pm – 7:38 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:38 pm – 8:09 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:09 pm – 8:41 pm | |
| Night | 8:41 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 18 | 6:52 am | 7:11 pm | 12:19:18 | −2:30 | 1:02 pm (52.8°) | 93.398 |
| Sep 19 | 6:53 am | 7:09 pm | 12:16:48 | −2:30 | 1:01 pm (52.4°) | 93.372 |
| Sep 20 | 6:54 am | 7:08 pm | 12:14:17 | −2:30 | 1:01 pm (52.0°) | 93.346 |
| Sep 21 | 6:54 am | 7:06 pm | 12:11:47 | −2:30 | 1:01 pm (51.6°) | 93.320 |
| Sep 22 | 6:55 am | 7:05 pm | 12:09:16 | −2:30 | 1:00 pm (51.3°) | 93.294 |
| 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 |
| * 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. | ||||||
September Equinox (Autumnal Equinox) is on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 9:54 pm in Washington DC.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?
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
11:46 pm
Altitude
15.6°Heading
225° SWPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
70.4%
Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 18 | - | 12:45 am | 3:38 pm | 8:36 pm | (29.6°) | 251,215 | 69.3% | |||
| Sep 19 | - | 1:34 am | 4:23 pm | 9:24 pm | (30.7°) | 251,578 | 77.8% | |||
| Sep 20 | - | 2:27 am | 5:03 pm | 10:11 pm | (32.7°) | 251,214 | 85.4% | |||
| Sep 21 | - | 3:22 am | 5:39 pm | 10:57 pm | (35.6°) | 250,230 | 91.6% | |||
| Sep 22 | - | 4:19 am | 6:12 pm | 11:42 pm | (39.1°) | 248,759 | 96.2% | |||
| 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% | |||
| * 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, Tue, Sep 18, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 6:45 am | Wed 7:13 pm | Wed 1:00 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Wed 10:23 am | Wed 8:20 pm | Wed 3:22 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Tue 4:59 pm | Wed 2:15 am | Tue 9:37 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 11:19 am | Wed 9:30 pm | Wed 4:24 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Tue 2:44 pm | Wed 12:11 am | Tue 7:28 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 8:31 pm | Thu 9:51 am | Thu 3:11 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Tue 6:41 pm | Wed 6:00 am | Wed 12:21 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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