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Planetary hours in Washington, D.C. today
Washington, D.C. sees the sun rise at 7:13 AM and set at 6:35 PM today, so its twelve day hours are 57 minutes long and its twelve night hours 63. The first hour belongs to Sun, the ruler of the day. On the Potomac, just south of New York’s latitude.
Sunday, October 11
Washington, D.C. · America/New York
Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 6:35 PMDay of the Sun
| Hour | Planet | Begins | Ends | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day hours 7:13 AM → 6:35 PM | ||||
| 1 | SunDay ruler | 7:13 AM | 8:10 AM | 57m |
| 2 | Venus | 8:10 AM | 9:07 AM | 57m |
| 3 | Mercury | 9:07 AM | 10:04 AM | 57m |
| 4 | Moon | 10:04 AM | 11:00 AM | 57m |
| 5 | Saturn | 11:00 AM | 11:57 AM | 57m |
| 6 | Jupiter | 11:57 AM | 12:54 PM | 57m |
| 7 | Mars | 12:54 PM | 1:51 PM | 57m |
| 8 | Sun | 1:51 PM | 2:48 PM | 57m |
| 9 | Venus | 2:48 PM | 3:44 PM | 57m |
| 10 | Mercury | 3:44 PM | 4:41 PM | 57m |
| 11 | Moon | 4:41 PM | 5:38 PM | 57m |
| 12 | Saturn | 5:38 PM | 6:35 PM | 57m |
| Night hours 6:35 PM → 7:14 AM | ||||
| 1 | Jupiter | 6:35 PM | 7:38 PM | 1h 03m |
| 2 | Mars | 7:38 PM | 8:41 PM | 1h 03m |
| 3 | Sun | 8:41 PM | 9:45 PM | 1h 03m |
| 4 | Venus | 9:45 PM | 10:48 PM | 1h 03m |
| 5 | Mercury | 10:48 PM | 11:51 PM | 1h 03m |
| 6 | Moon | 11:51 PM | 12:55 AM | 1h 03m |
| 7 | Saturn | 12:55 AM | 1:58 AM | 1h 03m |
| 8 | Jupiter | 1:58 AM | 3:01 AM | 1h 03m |
| 9 | Mars | 3:01 AM | 4:04 AM | 1h 03m |
| 10 | Sun | 4:04 AM | 5:08 AM | 1h 03m |
| 11 | Venus | 5:08 AM | 6:11 AM | 1h 03m |
| 12 | Mercury | 6:11 AM | 7:14 AM | 1h 03m |
About today in Washington, D.C.
Daylight lasts 11h 22m and the night 12h 39m. Sun rules 4 of today’s 24 hours, including the first; the other planets take three or four each, always in the Chaldean order. Read about the day and hour of the Sun, or see today’s hours for where you are.
Washington, D.C.: 38.91°N, 77.04°W · times in America/New York · updated daily.
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