Washington, D.C., United States Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Washington, D.C. (United States, Washington County). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 14:38 (GMT-04:00) America/New_York . All times are shown in Washington, D.C. local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 84.39%, Maximal illumination for this day: 90.89%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 10:37; remaining time: 25d 19h 59m 2s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	23:03
Moonset:	09:05

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 393 617 km
244 582 mi
Washington, D.C. ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 279 km
246 858 mi
View angle: 0.506°

Washington, D.C. on map:

Washington, D.C.

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-04:00
Latitude:	38.89511°
Longitude:	-77.03637°
Country:	United States
Population:	601 723

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 87.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 18 Day, 5 hours, 11 minutes. (≈18.216 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 117°

Washington, D.C., Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -58.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 315.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	22:08:00	22:37:00	23:03:00	23:26:00	23:48:00
Moonset:	06:59:00	08:02:00	09:05:00	10:08:00	11:11:00

Washington, D.C. moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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