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: Thursday, 2026-11-12, 17:53 (GMT-05:00) America/New_York . All times are shown in Washington, D.C. local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 7.85%, Maximal illumination for this day: 13.69%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-11-24, 09:55; remaining time: 11d 16h 1m 27s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	10:10
Moonset:	19:08

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 394 km
251 900 mi
Washington, D.C. ↔ Moon, nearest point: 402 407 km
250 044 mi
View angle: 0.491°

Washington, D.C. on map:

Washington, D.C.

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-05:00
Latitude:	38.89511°
Longitude:	-77.03637°
Country:	United States
Population:	601 723

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 12.1%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 8 hours, 4 minutes. (≈3.336 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -31°

Washington, D.C., Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 10.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 220.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-11-10	2026-11-11	2026-11-12	2026-11-13	2026-11-14
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	08:17:00	09:17:00	10:10:00	10:57:00	11:36:00
Moonset:	17:30:00	18:15:00	19:08:00	20:05:00	21:05:00

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

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