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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: Monday, 2026-09-21, 23:56 (GMT-04:00) America/New_York . All times are shown in Washington, D.C. local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 71.18%, Maximal illumination for this day: 79.51%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 12:50; remaining time: 4d 12h 54m 21s.


Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise: 16:41
Moonset: 01:28

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 206 km
249 298 mi

Washington, D.C. ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 034 km
246 705 mi

View angle: 0.496°

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: 79.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 8 hours, 20 minutes. (≈10.347 Day)

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Moon illumination angle = -32°


Washington, D.C., Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 22.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 215.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

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date:2026-09-19 2026-09-20 2026-09-21 2026-09-22 2026-09-23
Day:SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesday
Moonrise:15:25:0016:06:0016:41:0017:11:0017:37:00
Moonset:00:00:0000:27:0001:28:0002:31:0003:35:00

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

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