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

Moon: 97.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: 4 mar 2026, 20 h 21 m 12
Sunrise Today: 06 h 37↑ 97° East
Sunset Today: 18 h 04↑ 263° West
Moonrise Today: 19 h 36↑ 94° East
Moonset Today: 07 h 03↑ 270° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 28 minutes (+2m 32s)
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Today's Sun Position in Germantown

Time:20 h 21
Altitude:-27,0°
Direction:285° W
Phase:Night

Day length today:11h 27m 39s (4 mar 2026)

2 minutes, 32 seconds longer than yesterday (3 mar 2026)

2 hours, 2 minutes longer than winter solstice (21 déc 2025)

3 hours, 27 minutes shorter than summer solstice (20 juin 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Germantown today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Germantown Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Germantown today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night00 h 00 – 05 h 08
Astro. Twilight05 h 08 – 05 h 39
Nautical Twilight05 h 39 – 06 h 10
Civil Twilight06 h 10 – 06 h 37
Daylight06 h 37 – 18 h 04
Civil Twilight18 h 04 – 18 h 31
Nautical Twilight18 h 31 – 19 h 02
Astro. Twilight19 h 02 – 19 h 33
Night19 h 33 – 23 h 59

Sun in Germantown - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
marSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. km
4 mar06 h 3718 h 0411:27:39+2:3212 h 20 (44,6°)148,345
5 mar06 h 3518 h 0511:30:12+2:3212 h 20 (45,0°)148,383
6 mar06 h 3418 h 0611:32:44+2:3212 h 20 (45,4°)148,421
7 mar06 h 3218 h 0711:35:17+2:3312 h 19 (45,8°)148,460
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 mar07 h 3119 h 0811:37:51+2:3313 h 19 (46,1°)148,500
9 mar07 h 2919 h 1011:40:24+2:3313 h 19 (46,5°)148,540
10 mar07 h 2819 h 1111:42:58+2:3313 h 19 (46,9°)148,580
* All times are local time for Germantown. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on dimanche 8 mars 2026, 02 h 00, and this is accounted for above.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox20 mar10 h 46
June solstice21 juin04 h 25
September equinox22 sep20 h 05
December solstice21 déc15 h 50
* All times are local Germantown time.

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Today's Moon in Germantown

Percent Illuminated:97.3%
Time:20 h 21
Altitude:7,5°
Direction:101° E
Position:Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Germantown today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Germantown - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
marMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (km)Illumination
4 mar-07 h 0319 h 3600 h 53(51,9°)385 68999,3%
5 mar-07 h 2520 h 4001 h 36(45,5°)390 05296,5%
6 mar-07 h 4821 h 4402 h 18(39,4°)394 35091,6%
7 mar-08 h 1222 h 4703 h 02(33,9°)398 24185,1%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 mar-09 h 40-04 h 47(29,3°)401 39177,4%
9 mar00 h 5010 h 13-05 h 34(25,5°)403 50868,6%
10 mar01 h 5110 h 52-06 h 23(23,0°)404 37259,2%
* All times are local time for Germantown. 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 Germantown This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, mer 4 mar 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
Mercuryjeu 06 h 30jeu 18 h 24jeu 12 h 27Extremely difficult to see
Venusjeu 07 h 16jeu 19 h 12jeu 13 h 13Fairly good visibility
Marsjeu 06 h 10jeu 16 h 58jeu 11 h 34Extremely difficult to see
Jupitermer 13 h 00jeu 03 h 46mer 20 h 23Perfect visibility
Saturnjeu 07 h 28jeu 19 h 25jeu 13 h 26Difficult to see
Uranusmer 09 h 51jeu 00 h 09mer 17 h 00Difficult to see
Neptunejeu 07 h 21jeu 19 h 21jeu 13 h 21Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Germantown.

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