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, 2026-08-27, 00:49 (GMT-04:00) America/New_York . All times are shown in Washington, D.C. local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 98.92%, Maximal illumination for this day: 100%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 00:19; remaining time: 0d 23h 30m 34s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	19:35
Moonset:	05:50

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 719 km
245 888 mi
Washington, D.C. ↔ Moon, nearest point: 390 195 km
242 456 mi
View angle: 0.503°

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: 99%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 19 hours, 42 minutes. (≈13.821 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -26°

Washington, D.C., Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 36.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 187.8°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27	2026-08-28	2026-08-29
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	18:42:00	19:10:00	19:35:00	19:58:00	20:21:00
Moonset:	03:42:00	04:45:00	05:50:00	06:55:00	07:59:00

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

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