Sunset and sunrise times in Washington, United States
In Washington, United States the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 6:36 pm and rises at 7:12 am. Daylight lasts 11h 24m; evening golden hour runs from 6:01 pm to 6:53 pm.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 6:45 am
- Sunrise
- 7:12 am
- Solar noon
- 12:55 pm
- Sunset
- 6:36 pm
- Last light
- 7:03 pm
- Day length
- 11h 24m
18h 34m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:01 pm – 6:53 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:53 pm – 7:03 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 44.3°
- Moon
- 🌑 New moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 7:17 am / 6:29 pm
The sun sets at 262° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 7:13 am Sunset 6:35 pm Golden hour 5:59 pm – 6:51 pm Day length 11h 21m vs today 2 minutes shorterWhere Washington is
- Coordinates
- 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Current offset
- UTC-04:00
- Elevation
- 7 m
- Population
- 689,545
Sunrise and sunset in Washington, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:37 am | 7:04 am | 12:57 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:17 pm | 11h 46m | −2:30 | 6:15 pm–7:07 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Fri 2 | 6:38 am | 7:05 am | 12:57 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:15 pm | 11h 44m | −2:30 | 6:13 pm–7:05 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Sat 3 | 6:39 am | 7:05 am | 12:57 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:14 pm | 11h 41m | −2:30 | 6:12 pm–7:03 pm | 🌗 50% |
| Sun 4 | 6:40 am | 7:06 am | 12:56 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:12 pm | 11h 39m | −2:30 | 6:10 pm–7:02 pm | 🌘 38% |
| Mon 5 | 6:41 am | 7:07 am | 12:56 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:11 pm | 11h 36m | −2:30 | 6:09 pm–7:00 pm | 🌘 27% |
| Tue 6 | 6:42 am | 7:08 am | 12:56 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:09 pm | 11h 34m | −2:30 | 6:07 pm–6:59 pm | 🌘 17% |
| Wed 7 | 6:43 am | 7:09 am | 12:55 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:08 pm | 11h 31m | −2:29 | 6:05 pm–6:57 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Thu 8 | 6:44 am | 7:10 am | 12:55 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:06 pm | 11h 29m | −2:29 | 6:04 pm–6:56 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Fri 9 | 6:44 am | 7:11 am | 12:55 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:05 pm | 11h 26m | −2:29 | 6:02 pm–6:54 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 6:45 am | 7:12 am | 12:55 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:03 pm | 11h 24m | −2:29 | 6:01 pm–6:53 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:46 am | 7:13 am | 12:54 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:02 pm | 11h 21m | −2:28 | 5:59 pm–6:51 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Mon 12 | 6:47 am | 7:14 am | 12:54 pm | 6:33 pm | 7:00 pm | 11h 19m | −2:28 | 5:58 pm–6:50 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Tue 13 | 6:48 am | 7:15 am | 12:54 pm | 6:32 pm | 6:59 pm | 11h 16m | −2:28 | 5:56 pm–6:48 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Wed 14 | 6:49 am | 7:16 am | 12:54 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:57 pm | 11h 14m | −2:27 | 5:54 pm–6:47 pm | 🌒 16% |
| Thu 15 | 6:50 am | 7:17 am | 12:53 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:56 pm | 11h 11m | −2:27 | 5:53 pm–6:46 pm | 🌒 24% |
| Fri 16 | 6:51 am | 7:18 am | 12:53 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:55 pm | 11h 9m | −2:26 | 5:51 pm–6:44 pm | 🌒 32% |
| Sat 17 | 6:52 am | 7:19 am | 12:53 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:53 pm | 11h 7m | −2:26 | 5:50 pm–6:43 pm | 🌒 41% |
| Sun 18 | 6:53 am | 7:20 am | 12:53 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:52 pm | 11h 4m | −2:25 | 5:48 pm–6:41 pm | 🌓 50% |
| Mon 19 | 6:54 am | 7:21 am | 12:53 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:50 pm | 11h 2m | −2:25 | 5:47 pm–6:40 pm | 🌔 60% |
| Tue 20 | 6:55 am | 7:22 am | 12:52 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:49 pm | 10h 59m | −2:24 | 5:46 pm–6:39 pm | 🌔 69% |
| Wed 21 | 6:56 am | 7:23 am | 12:52 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:48 pm | 10h 57m | −2:23 | 5:44 pm–6:37 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Thu 22 | 6:57 am | 7:24 am | 12:52 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:46 pm | 10h 55m | −2:23 | 5:43 pm–6:36 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Fri 23 | 6:58 am | 7:25 am | 12:52 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:45 pm | 10h 52m | −2:22 | 5:41 pm–6:35 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Sat 24 | 6:59 am | 7:26 am | 12:52 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:44 pm | 10h 50m | −2:21 | 5:40 pm–6:33 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sun 25 | 7:00 am | 7:27 am | 12:52 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:43 pm | 10h 48m | −2:21 | 5:38 pm–6:32 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 7:01 am | 7:28 am | 12:52 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:41 pm | 10h 45m | −2:20 | 5:37 pm–6:31 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 7:02 am | 7:29 am | 12:51 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:40 pm | 10h 43m | −2:19 | 5:36 pm–6:30 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Wed 28 | 7:03 am | 7:31 am | 12:51 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:39 pm | 10h 41m | −2:18 | 5:34 pm–6:29 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Thu 29 | 7:04 am | 7:32 am | 12:51 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:38 pm | 10h 38m | −2:17 | 5:33 pm–6:27 pm | 🌖 85% |
| Fri 30 | 7:05 am | 7:33 am | 12:51 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:37 pm | 10h 36m | −2:16 | 5:32 pm–6:26 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Sat 31 | 7:06 am | 7:34 am | 12:51 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:36 pm | 10h 34m | −2:15 | 5:31 pm–6:25 pm | 🌖 65% |
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:35 am | 6:06 am | 7:04 am | 6:50 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:19 pm | 12h 14m | 47.7° | 266° W |
| Fri 2 | 5:36 am | 6:07 am | 7:05 am | 6:49 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:17 pm | 12h 16m | 47.3° | 266° W |
| Sat 3 | 5:37 am | 6:08 am | 7:05 am | 6:47 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:16 pm | 12h 19m | 46.9° | 265° W |
| Sun 4 | 5:38 am | 6:09 am | 7:06 am | 6:46 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:14 pm | 12h 21m | 46.6° | 265° W |
| Mon 5 | 5:39 am | 6:10 am | 7:07 am | 6:44 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:12 pm | 12h 24m | 46.2° | 264° W |
| Tue 6 | 5:40 am | 6:11 am | 7:08 am | 6:43 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:11 pm | 12h 26m | 45.8° | 264° W |
| Wed 7 | 5:41 am | 6:12 am | 7:09 am | 6:41 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:09 pm | 12h 29m | 45.4° | 263° W |
| Thu 8 | 5:42 am | 6:13 am | 7:10 am | 6:39 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:08 pm | 12h 31m | 45.0° | 263° W |
| Fri 9 | 5:43 am | 6:14 am | 7:11 am | 6:38 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:06 pm | 12h 34m | 44.7° | 262° W |
| Sat 10 | 5:44 am | 6:15 am | 7:12 am | 6:36 pm | 7:34 pm | 8:05 pm | 12h 36m | 44.3° | 262° W |
| Sun 11 | 5:45 am | 6:15 am | 7:13 am | 6:35 pm | 7:32 pm | 8:03 pm | 12h 39m | 43.9° | 261° W |
| Mon 12 | 5:46 am | 6:16 am | 7:14 am | 6:33 pm | 7:31 pm | 8:02 pm | 12h 41m | 43.5° | 261° W |
| Tue 13 | 5:46 am | 6:17 am | 7:15 am | 6:32 pm | 7:30 pm | 8:00 pm | 12h 44m | 43.1° | 260° W |
| Wed 14 | 5:47 am | 6:18 am | 7:16 am | 6:31 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:59 pm | 12h 46m | 42.8° | 260° W |
| Thu 15 | 5:48 am | 6:19 am | 7:17 am | 6:29 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:58 pm | 12h 49m | 42.4° | 259° W |
| Fri 16 | 5:49 am | 6:20 am | 7:18 am | 6:28 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:56 pm | 12h 51m | 42.0° | 259° W |
| Sat 17 | 5:50 am | 6:21 am | 7:19 am | 6:26 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:55 pm | 12h 53m | 41.7° | 258° WSW |
| Sun 18 | 5:51 am | 6:22 am | 7:20 am | 6:25 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:54 pm | 12h 56m | 41.3° | 258° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 5:52 am | 6:23 am | 7:21 am | 6:23 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:52 pm | 12h 58m | 40.9° | 257° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 5:53 am | 6:24 am | 7:22 am | 6:22 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:51 pm | 13h 1m | 40.6° | 257° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 5:54 am | 6:25 am | 7:23 am | 6:21 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:50 pm | 13h 3m | 40.2° | 257° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 5:55 am | 6:26 am | 7:24 am | 6:19 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:48 pm | 13h 5m | 39.9° | 256° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 5:56 am | 6:27 am | 7:25 am | 6:18 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:47 pm | 13h 8m | 39.5° | 256° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 5:57 am | 6:28 am | 7:26 am | 6:17 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:46 pm | 13h 10m | 39.2° | 255° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 5:58 am | 6:29 am | 7:27 am | 6:15 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:45 pm | 13h 13m | 38.8° | 255° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 5:59 am | 6:30 am | 7:28 am | 6:14 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:44 pm | 13h 15m | 38.5° | 254° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 6:00 am | 6:31 am | 7:29 am | 6:13 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:42 pm | 13h 17m | 38.2° | 254° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 6:01 am | 6:32 am | 7:31 am | 6:12 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:41 pm | 13h 19m | 37.8° | 253° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 6:02 am | 6:33 am | 7:32 am | 6:10 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:40 pm | 13h 22m | 37.5° | 253° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 6:03 am | 6:34 am | 7:33 am | 6:09 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:39 pm | 13h 24m | 37.2° | 253° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 6:04 am | 6:35 am | 7:34 am | 6:08 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:38 pm | 13h 26m | 36.8° | 252° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:07 am | 6:35 am | 11:51 am | 5:07 pm | 5:35 pm | 10h 32m | −2:14 | 4:29 pm–5:24 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Mon 2 | 6:08 am | 6:36 am | 11:51 am | 5:06 pm | 5:34 pm | 10h 29m | −2:13 | 4:28 pm–5:23 pm | 🌘 42% |
| Tue 3 | 6:09 am | 6:37 am | 11:51 am | 5:05 pm | 5:33 pm | 10h 27m | −2:11 | 4:27 pm–5:22 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Wed 4 | 6:10 am | 6:38 am | 11:51 am | 5:04 pm | 5:32 pm | 10h 25m | −2:10 | 4:26 pm–5:21 pm | 🌘 21% |
| Thu 5 | 6:11 am | 6:39 am | 11:51 am | 5:03 pm | 5:31 pm | 10h 23m | −2:09 | 4:25 pm–5:20 pm | 🌘 13% |
| Fri 6 | 6:12 am | 6:40 am | 11:51 am | 5:02 pm | 5:30 pm | 10h 21m | −2:08 | 4:23 pm–5:19 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Sat 7 | 6:14 am | 6:42 am | 11:51 am | 5:01 pm | 5:29 pm | 10h 19m | −2:06 | 4:22 pm–5:18 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Sun 8 | 6:15 am | 6:43 am | 11:51 am | 5:00 pm | 5:28 pm | 10h 17m | −2:05 | 4:21 pm–5:17 pm | 🌘 0% |
| Mon 9 | 6:16 am | 6:44 am | 11:51 am | 4:59 pm | 5:27 pm | 10h 15m | −2:03 | 4:20 pm–5:16 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 6:17 am | 6:45 am | 11:52 am | 4:58 pm | 5:26 pm | 10h 12m | −2:02 | 4:19 pm–5:15 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Wed 11 | 6:18 am | 6:46 am | 11:52 am | 4:57 pm | 5:25 pm | 10h 10m | −2:00 | 4:18 pm–5:14 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Thu 12 | 6:19 am | 6:47 am | 11:52 am | 4:56 pm | 5:24 pm | 10h 9m | −1:58 | 4:17 pm–5:14 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Fri 13 | 6:20 am | 6:48 am | 11:52 am | 4:55 pm | 5:24 pm | 10h 7m | −1:56 | 4:16 pm–5:13 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Sat 14 | 6:21 am | 6:49 am | 11:52 am | 4:54 pm | 5:23 pm | 10h 5m | −1:55 | 4:15 pm–5:12 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Sun 15 | 6:22 am | 6:50 am | 11:52 am | 4:54 pm | 5:22 pm | 10h 3m | −1:53 | 4:14 pm–5:11 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Mon 16 | 6:23 am | 6:52 am | 11:52 am | 4:53 pm | 5:22 pm | 10h 1m | −1:51 | 4:14 pm–5:11 pm | 🌒 43% |
| Tue 17 | 6:24 am | 6:53 am | 11:53 am | 4:52 pm | 5:21 pm | 9h 59m | −1:49 | 4:13 pm–5:10 pm | 🌓 53% |
| Wed 18 | 6:25 am | 6:54 am | 11:53 am | 4:52 pm | 5:20 pm | 9h 57m | −1:46 | 4:12 pm–5:09 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Thu 19 | 6:26 am | 6:55 am | 11:53 am | 4:51 pm | 5:20 pm | 9h 56m | −1:44 | 4:11 pm–5:09 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Fri 20 | 6:27 am | 6:56 am | 11:53 am | 4:50 pm | 5:19 pm | 9h 54m | −1:42 | 4:10 pm–5:08 pm | 🌔 81% |
| Sat 21 | 6:28 am | 6:57 am | 11:54 am | 4:50 pm | 5:19 pm | 9h 52m | −1:40 | 4:10 pm–5:08 pm | 🌔 89% |
| Sun 22 | 6:29 am | 6:58 am | 11:54 am | 4:49 pm | 5:18 pm | 9h 51m | −1:37 | 4:09 pm–5:07 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Mon 23 | 6:30 am | 6:59 am | 11:54 am | 4:49 pm | 5:18 pm | 9h 49m | −1:35 | 4:08 pm–5:07 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Tue 24 | 6:31 am | 7:00 am | 11:54 am | 4:48 pm | 5:17 pm | 9h 48m | −1:32 | 4:08 pm–5:06 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Wed 25 | 6:32 am | 7:01 am | 11:55 am | 4:48 pm | 5:17 pm | 9h 46m | −1:30 | 4:07 pm–5:06 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Thu 26 | 6:33 am | 7:02 am | 11:55 am | 4:47 pm | 5:17 pm | 9h 45m | −1:27 | 4:07 pm–5:05 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Fri 27 | 6:34 am | 7:03 am | 11:55 am | 4:47 pm | 5:16 pm | 9h 43m | −1:24 | 4:06 pm–5:05 pm | 🌖 88% |
| Sat 28 | 6:35 am | 7:04 am | 11:56 am | 4:47 pm | 5:16 pm | 9h 42m | −1:22 | 4:06 pm–5:05 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Sun 29 | 6:36 am | 7:05 am | 11:56 am | 4:46 pm | 5:16 pm | 9h 41m | −1:19 | 4:06 pm–5:05 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Mon 30 | 6:37 am | 7:06 am | 11:56 am | 4:46 pm | 5:16 pm | 9h 39m | −1:16 | 4:05 pm–5:04 pm | 🌖 58% |
Longest and shortest day in Washington
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 14h 53m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 9h 26m.
Between them the day length swings by 5h 27m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:45 pm on 7 December; the latest is 8:37 pm on 28 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 5:42 am on 14 June to 6:35 am on 1 November.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Washington different
From sunset to full civil darkness is 27 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 38.9°N accounts for the 3-minute difference.
Evening golden hour runs 52 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 38.9° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
Between solstices the sunset walks 61° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.
By the end of October the sun will be setting 42 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 84 seconds a day.
On 1 November 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 5:07 pm instead of 6:08 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Washington
Arrive by 5:46 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:01 pm and the sun is down by 6:36 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 262° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 6:53 pm and runs to 7:03 pm, the end of civil twilight and 26m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Washington today?
The sun sets in Washington at 6:36 pm today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Washington?
It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 7:03 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Washington?
Evening golden hour runs 6:01 pm to 6:53 pm today, lasting 52m. Full golden hour times for Washington covers the morning window and the coming week.