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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: Tuesday, 2026-09-22, 00:57 (GMT-04:00) America/New_York . All times are shown in Washington, D.C. local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 79.51%, Maximal illumination for this day: 86.87%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 12:50; remaining time: 4d 11h 52m 46s.


Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise: 17:11
Moonset: 02:31

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 085 km
249 223 mi

Washington, D.C. ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 704 km
247 122 mi

View angle: 0.497°

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: 79.8%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 9 hours, 16 minutes. (≈10.386 Day)

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Moon illumination angle = -29°


Washington, D.C., Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 14.5°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 227.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

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date:2026-09-20 2026-09-21 2026-09-22 2026-09-23 2026-09-24
Day:SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday
Moonrise:16:06:0016:41:0017:11:0017:37:0018:01:00
Moonset:00:27:0001:28:0002:31:0003:35:0004:39:00

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

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