Sun & moon times today, Washington DC, USA

Moon: 2.1%

Current Time:	May 13, 2021 at 3:38:42 am
Sunrise Today:	5:57 am↑ 65° East
Sunset Today:	8:12 pm↑ 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	7:04 am↑ 61° Northeast
Moonset Today:	10:11 pm↑ 301° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	14 hours, 15 minutes (+1m 51s)

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Time:	3:38 am
Altitude:	-22.2°
Direction:	40° NE
Phase:	Night

Day length today: 14h 15m 6s (May 13, 2021)

1 minute, 51 seconds longer than yesterday (May 12, 2021)

4 hours, 48 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2020)

38 minutes, 45 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2020)

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Night	12:00 am – 4:10 am
Astro. Twilight	4:10 am – 4:50 am
Nautical Twilight	4:50 am – 5:27 am
Civil Twilight	5:27 am – 5:57 am
Daylight	5:57 am – 8:12 pm
Civil Twilight	8:12 pm – 8:42 pm
Nautical Twilight	8:42 pm – 9:19 pm
Astro. Twilight	9:19 pm – 9:59 pm
Night	9:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Washington DC - Next 7 Days

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2021	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 13	5:57 am	8:12 pm	14:15:06	+1:51	1:04 pm (69.7°)	93.940
May 14	5:56 am	8:13 pm	14:16:56	+1:49	1:04 pm (69.9°)	93.960
May 15	5:55 am	8:14 pm	14:18:44	+1:47	1:04 pm (70.1°)	93.980
May 16	5:54 am	8:15 pm	14:20:29	+1:45	1:04 pm (70.4°)	93.999
May 17	5:53 am	8:15 pm	14:22:13	+1:43	1:04 pm (70.6°)	94.018
May 18	5:52 am	8:16 pm	14:23:54	+1:41	1:04 pm (70.8°)	94.037
May 19	5:52 am	8:17 pm	14:25:33	+1:39	1:04 pm (71.0°)	94.055
* All times are local time for Washington DC. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2021

March Equinox	Mar 20	5:38 am
June Solstice	Jun 20	11:32 pm
September Equinox	Sep 22	3:21 pm
December Solstice	Dec 21	10:59 am
* All times are local Washington DC time.

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Percent Illuminated:

2.1%

Time:	3:38 am
Altitude:	-27.0°
Direction:	22° NE
Position:	Waxing Crescent

Year 2021 Moon Phases

Moon in Washington DC - Next 7 days

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2021	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 13	7:04 am	10:11 pm	-	2:34 pm	(73.8°)	251,865	3.5%
May 14	7:42 am	11:08 pm	-	3:23 pm	(75.8°)	250,798	8.0%
May 15	8:28 am	-	-	4:14 pm	(76.5°)	249,218	14.2%
May 16	-	12:01 am	9:20 am	5:06 pm	(76.0°)	247,099	22.0%
May 17	-	12:48 am	10:18 am	5:57 pm	(74.1°)	244,441	31.1%
May 18	-	1:30 am	11:21 am	6:48 pm	(70.9°)	241,291	41.3%
May 19	-	2:07 am	12:27 pm	7:38 pm	(66.5°)	237,754	52.1%
* All times are local time for Washington DC. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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, Thu, May 13, 2021
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Thu 7:01 am	Thu 10:05 pm	Thu 2:33 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Thu 6:39 am	Thu 9:14 pm	Thu 1:56 pm	Fairly good visibility
Mars	Thu 9:06 am	Fri 12:03 am	Thu 4:35 pm	Average visibility
Jupiter	Thu 2:29 am	Thu 1:13 pm	Thu 7:51 am	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Thu 1:42 am	Thu 11:50 am	Thu 6:46 am	Perfect visibility
Uranus	Thu 5:26 am	Thu 7:09 pm	Thu 12:18 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Thu 3:27 am	Thu 3:06 pm	Thu 9:17 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Washington DC.

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