The globe opens over Washington (38.9° N, 77.0° W) with the latest satellite clouds and rain radar, and Washington's place card open: its local time, current weather, sunrise and sunset, the Moon, and any alerts near it.
Below, as the page is served, are the alerts near Washington and which sources were checked for them, its weather now and over the next day, its air quality, then its day on its own clock (America/New_York): sunrise, sunset and the length of the day, golden and blue hour, the Moon's phase and when it's up, the coming week's sunsets, and the next full Moon and eclipses seen from Washington; then what might cross its sky.
Alerts near Washington
Nothing active near Washington at EST from what was checked: National Weather Service alerts, tropical cyclones, tsunami bulletins, earthquakes, GDACS disaster alerts, lightning, satellite fire detections and air quality. This page is not a warning service: in an emergency, follow your local authorities.
Weather over Washington
- Nowclear night, 45°F, feels 38°F · wind WNW 9 mph · 0% cloud cover
- Next 24 hourshigh 65°F around , low 44°F around · under a 20% chance of rain
- Hour by hour 45°F, clear · 47°F, clear · 56°F, clear · 64°F, clear · 59°F, clear · 53°F, clear · 49°F, clear · 45°F, clear
- Air qualitygood, US AQI 22 · modeled for the area by Copernicus CAMS, not measured by a monitor
From Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), as of EST. A forecast, not a warning: for warnings, see the alerts above and your local authorities.
Sun and Moon over Washington, Sun Nov 8
- Sunrises in the ESE, sets in the WSW, 34° up at its highest at · 10 h 17 min of daylight, 2 min 4 s shorter than yesterday
- Golden hourmorning to , evening to
- Blue hourmorning to , evening to
- Twilightfirst light , last light
- Moonnew Moon, 1% lit: rises in the ESE, sets in the WSW
- Next Moonsnew Mon Nov 9 at , full Tue Nov 24 at
- Sunsets aheadMon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri · Sat · Sun
- Next solar eclipse hereJan 14, 2029, partial: 42% of the Sun covered at , 30° up
- Next lunar eclipse hereJan 11, 2028, partial: at its deepest at , 68° up
Times on Washington's clock (EST), worked out with astronomy-engine as this page was served.
Over Washington
- Next ISS pass you can seeMon Nov 9 to · 35° high · SSW → ENE · every pass
- Northern lightsnot expected within sight, forecast for · aurora forecast
How to read it
Washington's longest day, around June 21, has 14 hours 54 minutes of daylight, and its shortest, around December 21, has 9 hours 26 minutes.
Sunset in Washington comes earliest around December 7, at about 4:45 PM, and latest around June 25, at about 8:37 PM. That earliest sunset comes about 14 days before Washington's shortest day, because the Sun's noon drifts against the clock through the year. Washington's clocks change twice a year, so its sunset jumps by an hour on each of those days.
Washington's evening golden hour, the Sun from 6° up to 4° below the horizon, lasts about 50 minutes around the equinoxes; at midsummer about 60 minutes.
Questions
What time is sunset in Washington today?
The list on this page gives it, worked out for today on Washington's clock, with the coming week's. Through the year Washington's sunset moves between about 4:45 PM and about 8:37 PM.
When is golden hour in Washington today?
The list gives Washington's morning and evening golden hours, when the Sun is low and its light warm and long-shadowed, and the blue hours just outside them, on Washington's clock.
When is the next full Moon in Washington?
The list gives the date and time on Washington's clock, with today's phase and when the Moon rises and sets there. It's full at the same moment everywhere on Earth, so what differs in Washington is only the clock and when the Moon is up.
Are there any alerts near Washington right now?
This page lists what's active near Washington as it's served, with who issued it, and says which sources it checked and when, and which it couldn't. It's no warning service: in an emergency in Washington, follow your local authorities.
What's the weather doing over Washington right now?
This page gives Washington's conditions now and its next day hour by hour, with the chance of rain or snow, from Open-Meteo. The globe shows the latest satellite clouds and rain radar over Washington: drag it to see what's coming.
What is the air quality in Washington today?
This page gives Washington's US AQI as it's served, with the EPA's word for its band. It comes from Copernicus's CAMS forecast through Open-Meteo: a model for the area around Washington rather than a monitor's reading, so a station nearby can differ.
Are the northern lights ever visible from Washington?
In a strong geomagnetic storm, a few nights in a busy year, usually low on Washington's northern horizon and best away from the city's lights. This page says what NOAA's OVATION forecast gives for Washington over the next hour or so.
