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Washington DC, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, May 2024

Moon: 72.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Aug 14, 2025 at 12:48:46 am
Moon Direction: 96.55° E
Moon Altitude: 27.22°
Moon Distance: 229,525 mi
Next New Moon: Aug 23, 2025, 2:06 am
Next Full Moon: Sep 7, 2025, 2:08 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 12:18 pm
Location of Washington DCLocation

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Washington DC, May 2024

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
12:39 am (120°)12:28 pm (243°)-7:30 am(28.5°)232,15050.1%
23:13 am (113°)1:43 pm (250°)-8:23 am(33.8°)229,82438.4%
33:42 am (105°)2:57 pm (259°)-9:14 am(40.2°)227,83727.1%
44:09 am (96°)4:11 pm (268°)-10:04 am(47.2°)226,39817.0%
54:34 am (87°)5:25 pm (278°)-10:53 am(54.6°)225,6968.8%
65:01 am (78°)6:40 pm (287°)-11:44 am(61.7°)225,9003.1%
75:30 am (70°)7:57 pm (295°)-12:37 pm(68.2°)227,0800.3%
86:03 am (62°)9:14 pm (301°)-1:33 pm(73.5°)229,1900.6%
96:44 am (57°)10:28 pm (306°)-2:32 pm(77.3°)232,0813.7%
107:32 am (53°)11:34 pm (308°)-3:32 pm(79.2°)235,4999.3%
118:29 am (52°)--4:31 pm(79.2°)239,13416.7%
12-12:29 am (307°)9:32 am (54°)5:27 pm(77.4°)242,66625.5%
13-1:14 am (304°)10:37 am (58°)6:18 pm(74.3°)245,82335.1%
14-1:49 am (299°)11:41 am (63°)7:05 pm(70.1°)248,38145.0%
15-2:18 am (293°)12:44 pm (69°)7:49 pm(65.2°)250,20054.9%
16-2:43 am (287°)1:44 pm (76°)8:30 pm(59.7°)251,20964.5%
17-3:04 am (280°)2:43 pm (84°)9:09 pm(54.0°)251,40773.5%
18-3:24 am (272°)3:42 pm (91°)9:48 pm(48.1°)250,85281.6%
19-3:44 am (265°)4:41 pm (99°)10:27 pm(42.3°)249,64988.5%
20-4:05 am (258°)5:41 pm (106°)11:09 pm(36.7°)247,93494.1%
21-4:28 am (251°)6:45 pm (113°)11:54 pm(31.5°)245,86497.9%
22-4:55 am (244°)7:51 pm (119°)Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
23-5:28 am (239°)8:58 pm (124°)12:42 am(27.1°)243,59499.8%
24-6:08 am (234°)10:04 pm (127°)1:35 am(23.9°)241,27099.4%
25-6:58 am (232°)11:04 pm (128°)2:32 am(22.1°)239,00196.7%
26-7:58 am (233°)11:56 pm (126°)3:30 am(22.0°)236,87391.6%
27-9:07 am (236°)-4:29 am(23.8°)234,93284.4%
2812:39 am (121°)10:19 am (241°)-5:26 am(27.3°)233,20275.2%
291:15 am (115°)11:33 am (248°)-6:20 am(32.2°)231,69264.5%
301:45 am (108°)12:46 pm (256°)-7:11 am(38.2°)230,43253.0%
312:12 am (99°)1:58 pm (265°)-7:59 am(44.9°)229,46641.2%
* 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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