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, 2026-06-12, 20:58 (GMT-04:00) America/New_York . All times are shown in Washington, D.C. local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 5.84%, Maximal illumination for this day: 12.76%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-06-29, 19:58; remaining time: 16d 22h 59m 34s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:09
Moonset:	18:08

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 307 km
226 991 mi
Washington, D.C. ↔ Moon, nearest point: 365 788 km
227 290 mi
View angle: 0.545°

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: 6.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 2 hours, 11 minutes. (≈27.091 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 146°

Washington, D.C., Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -20.8°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 329.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-10	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	02:09:00	02:36:00	03:09:00	03:50:00	04:41:00
Moonset:	15:36:00	16:50:00	18:08:00	19:28:00	20:42:00

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

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