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)

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

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-19	2026-09-20	2026-09-21	2026-09-22	2026-09-23
Day:	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Moonrise:	15:25:00	16:06:00	16:41:00	17:11:00	17:37:00
Moonset:	00:00:00	00:27:00	01:28:00	02:31:00	03:35:00

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

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