Sun & moon times today, Washington DC, USA

Moon: 66.2%

Current Time:	Oct 4, 2022 at 6:27:34 am
Sunrise Today:	7:06 am↑ 95° East
Sunset Today:	6:46 pm↑ 265° West
Moonrise Today:	4:17 pm↑ 121° Southeast
Moonset Today:	12:43 am↑ 236° Southwest
Daylight Hours:	11 hours, 39 minutes (-2m 29s)

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Time:	6:27 am
Altitude:	-8.5°
Direction:	89° E
Phase:	Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 11h 39m 6s (Oct 4, 2022)

2 minutes, 29 seconds shorter than yesterday (Oct 3, 2022)

2 hours, 12 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2021)

3 hours, 14 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2022)

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Night	12:00 am – 5:38 am
Astro. Twilight	5:38 am – 6:09 am
Nautical Twilight	6:09 am – 6:40 am
Civil Twilight	6:40 am – 7:06 am
Daylight	7:06 am – 6:46 pm
Civil Twilight	6:46 pm – 7:12 pm
Nautical Twilight	7:12 pm – 7:43 pm
Astro. Twilight	7:43 pm – 8:14 pm
Night	8:14 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Washington DC - Next 7 Days

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2022	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Oct	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Oct	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Oct 4	7:06 am	6:46 pm	11:39:06	−2:29	12:56 pm (46.6°)	92.982
Oct 5	7:07 am	6:44 pm	11:36:36	−2:29	12:56 pm (46.2°)	92.955
Oct 6	7:08 am	6:42 pm	11:34:07	−2:29	12:56 pm (45.8°)	92.928
Oct 7	7:09 am	6:41 pm	11:31:38	−2:29	12:55 pm (45.4°)	92.901
Oct 8	7:10 am	6:39 pm	11:29:09	−2:28	12:55 pm (45.1°)	92.874
Oct 9	7:11 am	6:38 pm	11:26:40	−2:28	12:55 pm (44.7°)	92.847
Oct 10	7:12 am	6:36 pm	11:24:12	−2:28	12:55 pm (44.3°)	92.821
* 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.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2022

March equinox	Mar 20	11:33 am
June solstice	Jun 21	5:14 am
September equinox	Sep 22	9:04 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	4:48 pm
* All times are local Washington DC time.

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Percent Illuminated:

66.2%

Time:	6:27 am
Altitude:	-61.4°
Direction:	289° W
Position:	Waxing Gibbous

Year 2022 Moon Phases

Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days

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2022	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Oct	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Oct 4	-	12:43 am	4:17 pm	9:04 pm	(27.2°)	229,513	72.7%
Oct 5	-	1:57 am	4:56 pm	10:00 pm	(31.8°)	229,895	82.6%
Oct 6	-	3:11 am	5:28 pm	10:52 pm	(37.5°)	230,789	90.6%
Oct 7	-	4:25 am	5:57 pm	11:41 pm	(43.9°)	232,234	96.3%
Oct 8	-	5:35 am	6:22 pm	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Oct 9	-	6:44 am	6:47 pm	12:28 am	(50.5°)	234,218	99.4%
Oct 10	-	7:52 am	7:12 pm	1:14 am	(57.0°)	236,667	99.8%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Washington DC This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 4, 2022
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Tue 5:45 am	Tue 6:07 pm	Tue 11:56 am	Difficult to see
Venus	Tue 6:42 am	Tue 6:39 pm	Tue 12:41 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Mon 10:16 pm	Tue 12:58 pm	Tue 5:37 am	Perfect visibility
Jupiter	Tue 6:24 pm	Wed 6:25 am	Wed 12:24 am	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Tue 4:32 pm	Wed 2:47 am	Tue 9:40 pm	Perfect visibility
Uranus	Mon 8:21 pm	Tue 10:18 am	Tue 3:19 am	Average visibility
Neptune	Tue 6:01 pm	Wed 5:41 am	Tue 11:51 pm	Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Washington DC.

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