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: Wednesday, 2026-04-29, 20:56 (GMT-04:00) America/New_York . All times are shown in Washington, D.C. local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 93.79%, Maximal illumination for this day: 97.71%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 13:24; remaining time: 1d 16h 28m 24s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:18
Moonset:	04:54

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 189 km
246 181 mi
Washington, D.C. ↔ Moon, nearest point: 391 740 km
243 416 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: 97.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 5 hours, 14 minutes. (≈13.218 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -12°

Washington, D.C., Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 24.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 131°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-27	2026-04-28	2026-04-29	2026-04-30	2026-05-01
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	16:14:00	17:17:00	18:18:00	19:21:00	20:24:00
Moonset:	04:10:00	04:32:00	04:54:00	05:18:00	05:43:00

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

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