Sun & moon times today, Washington DC, USA

Moon: 62.1%

Current Time:	Dec 3, 2023 at 5:57:32 pm
Sunrise Today:	7:09 am↑ 118° Southeast
Sunset Today:	4:46 pm↑ 242° Southwest
Moonrise Today:	10:40 pm↑ 70° East
Moonset Today:	12:11 pm↑ 293° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	9 hours, 37 minutes (-1m 7s)

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Time:	5:57 pm
Altitude:	-13.6°
Direction:	252° W
Phase:	Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 9h 36m 40s (Dec 3, 2023)

1 minute, 7 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 2, 2023)

10 minutes, 22 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2022)

5 hours, 17 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

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Night	12:00 am – 5:34 am
Astro. Twilight	5:34 am – 6:06 am
Nautical Twilight	6:06 am – 6:39 am
Civil Twilight	6:39 am – 7:09 am
Daylight	7:09 am – 4:46 pm
Civil Twilight	4:46 pm – 5:15 pm
Nautical Twilight	5:15 pm – 5:48 pm
Astro. Twilight	5:48 pm – 6:20 pm
Night	6:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Washington DC - Next 7 Days

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2023	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Dec 3	7:09 am	4:46 pm	9:36:40	−1:07	11:57 am (29.0°)	91.633
Dec 4	7:10 am	4:45 pm	9:35:36	−1:03	11:58 am (28.9°)	91.620
Dec 5	7:11 am	4:45 pm	9:34:36	−1:00	11:58 am (28.7°)	91.607
Dec 6	7:12 am	4:45 pm	9:33:38	−0:57	11:59 am (28.6°)	91.594
Dec 7	7:13 am	4:45 pm	9:32:44	−0:54	11:59 am (28.5°)	91.582
Dec 8	7:13 am	4:45 pm	9:31:53	−0:50	11:59 am (28.4°)	91.570
Dec 9	7:14 am	4:45 pm	9:31:06	−0:47	12:00 pm (28.3°)	91.558
* All times are local time for Washington DC. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2023

March equinox	Mar 20	5:24 pm
June solstice	Jun 21	10:58 am
September equinox	Sep 23	2:50 am
December solstice	Dec 21	10:27 pm
* All times are local Washington DC time.

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Percent Illuminated:

62.1%

Time:	5:57 pm
Altitude:	-34.9°
Direction:	10° N
Position:	Waning Gibbous

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Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days

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2023	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Dec 3	-	12:11 pm	10:40 pm	5:00 am	(69.6°)	250,503	67.0%
Dec 4	-	12:35 pm	11:40 pm	5:43 am	(64.7°)	251,204	57.6%
Dec 5	-	12:57 pm	-	6:23 am	(59.3°)	251,050	47.9%
Dec 6	12:39 am	1:17 pm	-	7:03 am	(53.5°)	250,040	38.3%
Dec 7	1:38 am	1:38 pm	-	7:42 am	(47.6°)	248,242	29.0%
Dec 8	2:38 am	2:00 pm	-	8:23 am	(41.7°)	245,788	20.4%
Dec 9	3:41 am	2:24 pm	-	9:07 am	(36.0°)	242,870	12.7%
* All times are local time for Washington DC. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Washington DC This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Dec 3, 2023
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Sun 8:57 am	Sun 6:02 pm	Sun 1:29 pm	Average visibility
Venus	Mon 3:36 am	Mon 2:41 pm	Mon 9:09 am	Good visibility
Mars	Mon 6:49 am	Mon 4:24 pm	Mon 11:37 am	Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter	Sun 2:53 pm	Mon 4:20 am	Sun 9:37 pm	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Sun 12:13 pm	Sun 10:54 pm	Sun 5:33 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Sun 3:27 pm	Mon 5:29 am	Sun 10:28 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Sun 1:09 pm	Mon 12:52 am	Sun 7:01 pm	Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Washington DC.

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