| Current Time: | Sep 19, 2025 at 9:43:47 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 132° Southeast |
| Moon Altitude: | 54.8° |
| Moon Distance: | 389,735 km |
| Next New Moon: | Sep 21, 2025, 3:54 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | Oct 6, 2025, 11:47 pm |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 6:16 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Washington DC, September 2025
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (km) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | 3:54 pm | ↑ (128°) | - | - | 8:19 pm | (21.7°) | 397,493 | 66.7% | ||
| 2 | - | 12:43 am | ↑ (232°) | 4:45 pm | ↑ (127°) | 9:13 pm | (22.6°) | 392,844 | 76.0% | |
| 3 | - | 1:43 am | ↑ (234°) | 5:29 pm | ↑ (124°) | 10:07 pm | (25.1°) | 387,513 | 84.5% | |
| 4 | - | 2:50 am | ↑ (238°) | 6:07 pm | ↑ (119°) | 10:59 pm | (29.1°) | 381,921 | 91.5% | |
| 5 | - | 4:00 am | ↑ (243°) | 6:38 pm | ↑ (112°) | 11:50 pm | (34.4°) | 376,537 | 96.7% | |
| 6 | - | 5:11 am | ↑ (251°) | 7:06 pm | ↑ (105°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
 7 | - | 6:23 am | ↑ (259°) | 7:32 pm | ↑ (96°) | 12:40 am | (40.7°) | 371,815 | 99.6% | |
| 8 | - | 7:36 am | ↑ (269°) | 7:57 pm | ↑ (87°) | 1:28 am | (47.6°) | 368,145 | 99.7% | |
| 9 | - | 8:49 am | ↑ (278°) | 8:23 pm | ↑ (78°) | 2:17 am | (54.9°) | 365,770 | 96.9% | |
| 10 | - | 10:04 am | ↑ (287°) | 8:51 pm | ↑ (69°) | 3:07 am | (62.0°) | 364,802 | 91.3% | |
| 11 | - | 11:21 am | ↑ (295°) | 9:25 pm | ↑ (62°) | 3:59 am | (68.4°) | 365,187 | 83.2% | |
| 12 | - | 12:38 pm | ↑ (302°) | 10:06 pm | ↑ (56°) | 4:56 am | (73.8°) | 366,721 | 73.1% | |
| 13 | - | 1:53 pm | ↑ (306°) | 10:56 pm | ↑ (53°) | 5:55 am | (77.5°) | 369,154 | 61.8% | |
 14 | - | 3:01 pm | ↑ (308°) | 11:56 pm | ↑ (52°) | 6:57 am | (79.4°) | 372,196 | 49.9% | |
| 15 | - | 3:58 pm | ↑ (307°) | - | 7:59 am | (79.2°) | 375,607 | 38.3% | ||
| 16 | 1:03 am | ↑ (54°) | 4:44 pm | ↑ (303°) | - | 8:58 am | (77.1°) | 379,177 | 27.5% | |
| 17 | 2:13 am | ↑ (59°) | 5:21 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 9:53 am | (73.4°) | 382,805 | 18.1% | |
| 18 | 3:24 am | ↑ (65°) | 5:51 pm | ↑ (291°) | - | 10:43 am | (68.6°) | 386,414 | 10.5% | |
| 19 | 4:31 am | ↑ (72°) | 6:16 pm | ↑ (284°) | - | 11:29 am | (63.0°) | 389,976 | 4.8% | |
| 20 | 5:36 am | ↑ (80°) | 6:38 pm | ↑ (276°) | - | 12:13 pm | (56.9°) | 393,437 | 1.3% | |
 21 | 6:38 am | ↑ (88°) | 6:59 pm | ↑ (268°) | - | 12:54 pm | (50.7°) | 396,734 | 0.0% | |
| 22 | 7:40 am | ↑ (96°) | 7:20 pm | ↑ (261°) | - | 1:35 pm | (44.6°) | 399,747 | 0.8% | |
| 23 | 8:40 am | ↑ (103°) | 7:42 pm | ↑ (253°) | - | 2:15 pm | (38.9°) | 402,322 | 3.6% | |
| 24 | 9:41 am | ↑ (110°) | 8:06 pm | ↑ (247°) | - | 2:58 pm | (33.6°) | 404,264 | 8.2% | |
| 25 | 10:43 am | ↑ (117°) | 8:34 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 3:42 pm | (29.0°) | 405,370 | 14.3% | |
| 26 | 11:45 am | ↑ (122°) | 9:06 pm | ↑ (236°) | - | 4:28 pm | (25.4°) | 405,439 | 21.8% | |
| 27 | 12:46 pm | ↑ (126°) | 9:46 pm | ↑ (233°) | - | 5:18 pm | (22.9°) | 404,316 | 30.4% | |
| 28 | 1:44 pm | ↑ (128°) | 10:33 pm | ↑ (232°) | - | 6:09 pm | (21.8°) | 401,909 | 39.8% | |
 29 | 2:37 pm | ↑ (128°) | 11:29 pm | ↑ (233°) | - | 7:02 pm | (22.0°) | 398,224 | 49.8% | |
| 30 | 3:23 pm | ↑ (126°) | - | - | 7:55 pm | (23.8°) | 393,386 | 60.0% | ||
| * 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. | ||||||||||
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