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Potomac, MD, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 23.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 1, 2025 at 7:57:31 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:10 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 8:01 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:01 am 52° Northeast
Moonset Today: 12:06 am 308° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 52 minutes (+2m 10s)
Location of PotomacLocation

Today's Sun Position in Potomac

Time:7:57 pm
Altitude:0.5°
Direction:290° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 51m 30s (May 1, 2025)

2 minutes, 10 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 30, 2025)

4 hours, 25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

1 hour, 3 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Potomac Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:29 am
Astro. Twilight4:29 am – 5:06 am
Nautical Twilight5:06 am – 5:41 am
Civil Twilight5:41 am – 6:10 am
Daylight6:10 am – 8:01 pm
Civil Twilight8:01 pm – 8:30 pm
Nautical Twilight8:30 pm – 9:06 pm
Astro. Twilight9:06 pm – 9:43 pm
Night9:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Potomac - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 16:10 am8:01 pm13:51:30+2:101:05 pm (66.3°)93.670
May 26:09 am8:02 pm13:53:40+2:091:05 pm (66.6°)93.693
May 36:08 am8:03 pm13:55:48+2:081:05 pm (66.9°)93.715
May 46:06 am8:04 pm13:57:54+2:061:05 pm (67.2°)93.738
May 56:05 am8:05 pm13:59:59+2:051:05 pm (67.5°)93.760
May 66:04 am8:06 pm14:02:03+2:031:05 pm (67.7°)93.782
May 76:03 am8:07 pm14:04:05+2:021:05 pm (68.0°)93.803
* All times are local time for Potomac. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Potomac

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Potomac - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 1-12:06 am9:01 am5:05 pm(79.0°)231,12622.5%
May 2-1:04 am10:10 am6:05 pm(76.9°)235,07432.9%
May 3-1:51 am11:20 am6:59 pm(73.2°)238,99243.7%
May 4-2:27 am12:29 pm7:48 pm(68.5°)242,61654.4%
May 5-2:56 am1:34 pm8:33 pm(63.1°)245,75764.5%
May 6-3:20 am2:37 pm9:14 pm(57.3°)248,30773.8%
May 7-3:42 am3:37 pm9:54 pm(51.4°)250,22782.0%
* All times are local time for Potomac. 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 Potomac This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 1, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:18 amFri 5:52 pmFri 11:34 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 4:21 amFri 4:35 pmFri 10:28 amGreat visibility
MarsThu 11:50 amFri 2:17 amThu 7:04 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 8:29 amThu 11:14 pmThu 3:52 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 4:28 amFri 4:15 pmFri 10:21 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 6:58 amThu 9:12 pmThu 2:05 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 4:32 amFri 4:31 pmFri 10:32 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Potomac.

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