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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Washington, DC
2026-10-07 · times in America/New_York · 38.90°N, 77.04°W
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:09 AM |
| Sunset | 6:41 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 32 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:08 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:38 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:09 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 29 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 33 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:42 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:50 AM |
| Moonset | 5:09 PM |
| Illumination | 9% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.01°N, 157.33°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,604 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (20:07 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:19 AM | 7:32 PM | 2:26 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:26 AM | 7:04 PM | 2:15 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:24 AM | 3:46 PM | 8:35 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 59° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:43 AM | 4:29 PM | 9:36 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:37 PM | 6:57 AM | 12:49 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 53° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Washington is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Downtown DC1 km away
- Golden Triangle1 km away
- Dupont Circle2 km away
- Foggy Bottom2 km away
- Mount Vernon Triangle2 km away
- Northwest One2 km away
- Shaw2 km away
- Southwest Waterfront2 km away
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