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, 2026-05-19, 23:11 (GMT-04:00) America/New_York . All times are shown in Washington, D.C. local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 8.14%, Maximal illumination for this day: 15.92%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-31, 04:46; remaining time: 11d 5h 35m 11s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	08:09
Moonset:	00:00

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 365 495 km
227 108 mi
Washington, D.C. ↔ Moon, nearest point: 362 864 km
225 473 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: 15.6%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 3 Day, 19 hours, 41 minutes. (≈3.82 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -46°

Washington, D.C., Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 7.6°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 298.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-17	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	06:03:00	07:01:00	08:09:00	09:25:00	10:40:00
Moonset:	21:56:00	23:05:00	00:00:00	00:02:00	00:46:00

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

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