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: Thursday, 2026-10-22, 19:26 (GMT-04:00) America/New_York . All times are shown in Washington, D.C. local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 81.74%, Maximal illumination for this day: 89.09%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 00:13; remaining time: 3d 4h 46m 16s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:25
Moonset:	03:27

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 595 km
241 462 mi
Washington, D.C. ↔ Moon, nearest point: 383 354 km
238 205 mi
View angle: 0.513°

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: 87.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 9 hours, 53 minutes. (≈11.411 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -19°

Washington, D.C., Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 33°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 125.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-20	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	15:37:00	16:01:00	16:25:00	16:48:00	17:14:00
Moonset:	01:20:00	02:22:00	03:27:00	04:32:00	05:40:00

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

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