Sunrise Positions in Washington, DC

Photographs location:
Washington, DC (Marine Corps Memorial area, hill in front of Netherlands Carillon)
38.89 N, 77.08 W, 154 ft. MSL
{Camera position* - at head of northern lion sculpture, base of carillon}
* except as noted

January	February	March	April
December	Horizon sunrise composite positions Click on each small monthly image to enlarge.		May
November	Click above for full resolution.		June
October	September	August	July

[Note: All photos taken a few minutes after listed sunrise time to clear the horizon and structures/trees and to better define the solar disk.]

The photographs in the above series were each taken near the time of sunrise on a clear day as near as possible to the 21^st of the month from December 2008 to November 2009. The date, local standard time of sunrise, and total possible length of daylight on each photograph day are listed in the table below. In the center is an afternoon view of the local horizon showing the photograph view relative to the monuments of Washington and the positions of sunrise over the year from each photo. The small green dome of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress (to the right of the U.S. Capitol) is directly east from the camera position site. (For additional orientation of the photograph alignment, see the Additional Views page, linked bottom.) [Tent appearing in the October photo was temporary prior to the Annual Marine Corps marathon.]

For sunrise/sunset times and solar positions for your location, go to http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services.

For additional views regarding the site and surroundings, click here.

�Copyright 2009 Robert Weinbeck
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