Sunset and sunrise times in Washington, United States
In Washington, United States the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 7:48 pm and rises at 6:30 am. Daylight lasts 13h 18m; evening golden hour runs from 7:13 pm to 8:05 pm.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 6:03 am
- Sunrise
- 6:30 am
- Solar noon
- 1:10 pm
- Sunset
- 7:48 pm
- Last light
- 8:16 pm
- Day length
- 13h 18m
5h 28m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 7:13 pm – 8:05 pm
- Blue hour
- 8:05 pm – 8:16 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 61.7°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:37 pm / 3:41 am
The sun sets at 284° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 6:31 am Sunset 7:47 pm Golden hour 7:11 pm – 8:04 pm Day length 13h 15m 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, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:39 am | 6:09 am | 1:14 pm | 8:19 pm | 8:48 pm | 14h 10m | −1:53 | 7:41 pm–8:37 pm | 🌖 91% |
| Sun 2 | 5:40 am | 6:10 am | 1:14 pm | 8:18 pm | 8:47 pm | 14h 8m | −1:55 | 7:40 pm–8:36 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Mon 3 | 5:41 am | 6:10 am | 1:14 pm | 8:17 pm | 8:46 pm | 14h 6m | −1:56 | 7:39 pm–8:35 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Tue 4 | 5:42 am | 6:11 am | 1:14 pm | 8:16 pm | 8:45 pm | 14h 4m | −1:58 | 7:38 pm–8:33 pm | 🌖 65% |
| Wed 5 | 5:43 am | 6:12 am | 1:14 pm | 8:14 pm | 8:44 pm | 14h 2m | −2:00 | 7:37 pm–8:32 pm | 🌗 54% |
| Thu 6 | 5:44 am | 6:13 am | 1:14 pm | 8:13 pm | 8:42 pm | 14h 0m | −2:01 | 7:36 pm–8:31 pm | 🌘 43% |
| Fri 7 | 5:45 am | 6:14 am | 1:13 pm | 8:12 pm | 8:41 pm | 13h 58m | −2:03 | 7:35 pm–8:30 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Sat 8 | 5:46 am | 6:15 am | 1:13 pm | 8:11 pm | 8:40 pm | 13h 56m | −2:04 | 7:34 pm–8:29 pm | 🌘 21% |
| Sun 9 | 5:47 am | 6:16 am | 1:13 pm | 8:10 pm | 8:39 pm | 13h 54m | −2:05 | 7:33 pm–8:27 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Mon 10 | 5:48 am | 6:17 am | 1:13 pm | 8:09 pm | 8:37 pm | 13h 51m | −2:07 | 7:32 pm–8:26 pm | 🌘 6% |
| Tue 11 | 5:49 am | 6:18 am | 1:13 pm | 8:07 pm | 8:36 pm | 13h 49m | −2:08 | 7:31 pm–8:25 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Wed 12 | 5:50 am | 6:19 am | 1:13 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:35 pm | 13h 47m | −2:09 | 7:29 pm–8:24 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 5:51 am | 6:19 am | 1:12 pm | 8:05 pm | 8:33 pm | 13h 45m | −2:10 | 7:28 pm–8:22 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 5:52 am | 6:20 am | 1:12 pm | 8:04 pm | 8:32 pm | 13h 43m | −2:11 | 7:27 pm–8:21 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Sat 15 | 5:53 am | 6:21 am | 1:12 pm | 8:02 pm | 8:31 pm | 13h 41m | −2:12 | 7:26 pm–8:20 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Sun 16 | 5:54 am | 6:22 am | 1:12 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:29 pm | 13h 38m | −2:13 | 7:25 pm–8:18 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Mon 17 | 5:55 am | 6:23 am | 1:12 pm | 8:00 pm | 8:28 pm | 13h 36m | −2:14 | 7:23 pm–8:17 pm | 🌒 27% |
| Tue 18 | 5:56 am | 6:24 am | 1:11 pm | 7:58 pm | 8:26 pm | 13h 34m | −2:15 | 7:22 pm–8:15 pm | 🌒 36% |
| Wed 19 | 5:57 am | 6:25 am | 1:11 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:25 pm | 13h 32m | −2:16 | 7:21 pm–8:14 pm | 🌓 46% |
| Thu 20 | 5:58 am | 6:26 am | 1:11 pm | 7:56 pm | 8:24 pm | 13h 29m | −2:17 | 7:19 pm–8:13 pm | 🌔 55% |
| Fri 21 | 5:59 am | 6:27 am | 1:11 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:22 pm | 13h 27m | −2:18 | 7:18 pm–8:11 pm | 🌔 64% |
| Sat 22 | 6:00 am | 6:28 am | 1:11 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:21 pm | 13h 25m | −2:19 | 7:17 pm–8:10 pm | 🌔 73% |
| Sun 23 | 6:01 am | 6:29 am | 1:10 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:19 pm | 13h 22m | −2:20 | 7:15 pm–8:08 pm | 🌔 81% |
| Mon 24 | 6:02 am | 6:29 am | 1:10 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:18 pm | 13h 20m | −2:20 | 7:14 pm–8:07 pm | 🌔 88% |
| Tue 25 | 6:03 am | 6:30 am | 1:10 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:16 pm | 13h 18m | −2:21 | 7:13 pm–8:05 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Wed 26 | 6:04 am | 6:31 am | 1:09 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:15 pm | 13h 15m | −2:22 | 7:11 pm–8:04 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 6:04 am | 6:32 am | 1:09 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:13 pm | 13h 13m | −2:22 | 7:10 pm–8:02 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Fri 28 | 6:05 am | 6:33 am | 1:09 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:11 pm | 13h 11m | −2:23 | 7:08 pm–8:01 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 6:06 am | 6:34 am | 1:09 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:10 pm | 13h 8m | −2:24 | 7:07 pm–7:59 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Sun 30 | 6:07 am | 6:35 am | 1:08 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:08 pm | 13h 6m | −2:24 | 7:05 pm–7:58 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Mon 31 | 6:08 am | 6:36 am | 1:08 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:07 pm | 13h 3m | −2:25 | 7:04 pm–7:56 pm | 🌖 87% |
More columns for August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 4:23 am | 5:03 am | 6:09 am | 8:19 pm | 9:25 pm | 10:04 pm | 9h 50m | 69.0° | 294° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 4:24 am | 5:04 am | 6:10 am | 8:18 pm | 9:23 pm | 10:03 pm | 9h 52m | 68.7° | 294° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 4:26 am | 5:05 am | 6:10 am | 8:17 pm | 9:22 pm | 10:01 pm | 9h 54m | 68.5° | 293° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 4:27 am | 5:06 am | 6:11 am | 8:16 pm | 9:21 pm | 10:00 pm | 9h 56m | 68.2° | 293° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 4:28 am | 5:07 am | 6:12 am | 8:14 pm | 9:19 pm | 9:58 pm | 9h 58m | 67.9° | 292° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 4:30 am | 5:08 am | 6:13 am | 8:13 pm | 9:18 pm | 9:56 pm | 10h 0m | 67.7° | 292° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 4:31 am | 5:09 am | 6:14 am | 8:12 pm | 9:17 pm | 9:55 pm | 10h 2m | 67.4° | 292° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 4:32 am | 5:10 am | 6:15 am | 8:11 pm | 9:15 pm | 9:53 pm | 10h 4m | 67.1° | 291° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 4:34 am | 5:12 am | 6:16 am | 8:10 pm | 9:14 pm | 9:52 pm | 10h 6m | 66.8° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 4:35 am | 5:13 am | 6:17 am | 8:09 pm | 9:12 pm | 9:50 pm | 10h 9m | 66.5° | 291° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 4:36 am | 5:14 am | 6:18 am | 8:07 pm | 9:11 pm | 9:48 pm | 10h 11m | 66.2° | 290° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 4:38 am | 5:15 am | 6:19 am | 8:06 pm | 9:09 pm | 9:47 pm | 10h 13m | 65.9° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 4:39 am | 5:16 am | 6:19 am | 8:05 pm | 9:08 pm | 9:45 pm | 10h 15m | 65.6° | 289° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 4:40 am | 5:17 am | 6:20 am | 8:04 pm | 9:07 pm | 9:43 pm | 10h 17m | 65.3° | 289° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 4:42 am | 5:18 am | 6:21 am | 8:02 pm | 9:05 pm | 9:41 pm | 10h 19m | 65.0° | 289° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 4:43 am | 5:19 am | 6:22 am | 8:01 pm | 9:03 pm | 9:40 pm | 10h 22m | 64.7° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 4:44 am | 5:21 am | 6:23 am | 8:00 pm | 9:02 pm | 9:38 pm | 10h 24m | 64.4° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 4:46 am | 5:22 am | 6:24 am | 7:58 pm | 9:00 pm | 9:36 pm | 10h 26m | 64.0° | 287° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 4:47 am | 5:23 am | 6:25 am | 7:57 pm | 8:59 pm | 9:35 pm | 10h 28m | 63.7° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 4:48 am | 5:24 am | 6:26 am | 7:56 pm | 8:57 pm | 9:33 pm | 10h 31m | 63.4° | 286° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 4:49 am | 5:25 am | 6:27 am | 7:54 pm | 8:56 pm | 9:31 pm | 10h 33m | 63.0° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 4:51 am | 5:26 am | 6:28 am | 7:53 pm | 8:54 pm | 9:29 pm | 10h 35m | 62.7° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 4:52 am | 5:27 am | 6:29 am | 7:51 pm | 8:52 pm | 9:27 pm | 10h 38m | 62.4° | 285° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 4:53 am | 5:28 am | 6:29 am | 7:50 pm | 8:51 pm | 9:26 pm | 10h 40m | 62.0° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 4:54 am | 5:29 am | 6:30 am | 7:48 pm | 8:49 pm | 9:24 pm | 10h 42m | 61.7° | 284° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 4:56 am | 5:30 am | 6:31 am | 7:47 pm | 8:48 pm | 9:22 pm | 10h 45m | 61.3° | 284° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 4:57 am | 5:31 am | 6:32 am | 7:45 pm | 8:46 pm | 9:20 pm | 10h 47m | 61.0° | 283° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 4:58 am | 5:33 am | 6:33 am | 7:44 pm | 8:44 pm | 9:19 pm | 10h 49m | 60.6° | 283° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 4:59 am | 5:34 am | 6:34 am | 7:43 pm | 8:43 pm | 9:17 pm | 10h 52m | 60.3° | 282° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 5:01 am | 5:35 am | 6:35 am | 7:41 pm | 8:41 pm | 9:15 pm | 10h 54m | 59.9° | 282° WNW |
| Mon 31 | 5:02 am | 5:36 am | 6:36 am | 7:39 pm | 8:39 pm | 9:13 pm | 10h 57m | 59.6° | 281° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:09 am | 6:37 am | 1:08 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:05 pm | 13h 1m | −2:25 | 7:03 pm–7:55 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Wed 2 | 6:10 am | 6:37 am | 1:07 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:04 pm | 12h 58m | −2:26 | 7:01 pm–7:53 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Thu 3 | 6:11 am | 6:38 am | 1:07 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:02 pm | 12h 56m | −2:26 | 7:00 pm–7:51 pm | 🌖 58% |
| Fri 4 | 6:12 am | 6:39 am | 1:07 pm | 7:33 pm | 8:00 pm | 12h 54m | −2:27 | 6:58 pm–7:50 pm | 🌗 46% |
| Sat 5 | 6:13 am | 6:40 am | 1:06 pm | 7:32 pm | 7:59 pm | 12h 51m | −2:27 | 6:56 pm–7:48 pm | 🌘 34% |
| Sun 6 | 6:14 am | 6:41 am | 1:06 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:57 pm | 12h 49m | −2:27 | 6:55 pm–7:47 pm | 🌘 24% |
| Mon 7 | 6:15 am | 6:42 am | 1:06 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:56 pm | 12h 46m | −2:28 | 6:53 pm–7:45 pm | 🌘 14% |
| Tue 8 | 6:16 am | 6:43 am | 1:05 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:54 pm | 12h 44m | −2:28 | 6:52 pm–7:44 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 6:17 am | 6:44 am | 1:05 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:52 pm | 12h 41m | −2:28 | 6:50 pm–7:42 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 6:18 am | 6:45 am | 1:05 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:51 pm | 12h 39m | −2:29 | 6:49 pm–7:40 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 6:19 am | 6:45 am | 1:04 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:49 pm | 12h 36m | −2:29 | 6:47 pm–7:39 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 6:20 am | 6:46 am | 1:04 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:48 pm | 12h 34m | −2:29 | 6:46 pm–7:37 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 6:20 am | 6:47 am | 1:04 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:46 pm | 12h 31m | −2:29 | 6:44 pm–7:35 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 6:21 am | 6:48 am | 1:03 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:44 pm | 12h 29m | −2:30 | 6:42 pm–7:34 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Tue 15 | 6:22 am | 6:49 am | 1:03 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 26m | −2:30 | 6:41 pm–7:32 pm | 🌒 21% |
| Wed 16 | 6:23 am | 6:50 am | 1:02 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 24m | −2:30 | 6:39 pm–7:31 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Thu 17 | 6:24 am | 6:51 am | 1:02 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 21m | −2:30 | 6:38 pm–7:29 pm | 🌒 39% |
| Fri 18 | 6:25 am | 6:52 am | 1:02 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 19m | −2:30 | 6:36 pm–7:27 pm | 🌓 48% |
| Sat 19 | 6:26 am | 6:53 am | 1:01 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:36 pm | 12h 16m | −2:30 | 6:34 pm–7:26 pm | 🌔 58% |
| Sun 20 | 6:27 am | 6:54 am | 1:01 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 14m | −2:31 | 6:33 pm–7:24 pm | 🌔 67% |
| Mon 21 | 6:28 am | 6:54 am | 1:01 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:33 pm | 12h 11m | −2:31 | 6:31 pm–7:23 pm | 🌔 75% |
| Tue 22 | 6:29 am | 6:55 am | 1:00 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 9m | −2:31 | 6:30 pm–7:21 pm | 🌔 83% |
| Wed 23 | 6:30 am | 6:56 am | 1:00 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:30 pm | 12h 6m | −2:31 | 6:28 pm–7:19 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Thu 24 | 6:31 am | 6:57 am | 1:00 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:28 pm | 12h 4m | −2:31 | 6:26 pm–7:18 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Fri 25 | 6:31 am | 6:58 am | 12:59 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:26 pm | 12h 1m | −2:31 | 6:25 pm–7:16 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sat 26 | 6:32 am | 6:59 am | 12:59 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:25 pm | 11h 59m | −2:31 | 6:23 pm–7:15 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 6:33 am | 7:00 am | 12:59 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:23 pm | 11h 56m | −2:31 | 6:21 pm–7:13 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 6:34 am | 7:01 am | 12:58 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:22 pm | 11h 54m | −2:31 | 6:20 pm–7:11 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Tue 29 | 6:35 am | 7:02 am | 12:58 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:20 pm | 11h 51m | −2:31 | 6:18 pm–7:10 pm | 🌖 90% |
| Wed 30 | 6:36 am | 7:03 am | 12:58 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:18 pm | 11h 49m | −2:31 | 6:17 pm–7:08 pm | 🌖 82% |
Longest and shortest day in Washington
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 14h 53m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 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 28 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 38.9°N accounts for the 4-minute difference.
Evening golden hour runs 53 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — 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 WNW.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 39 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 79 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 6:58 pm. Golden hour opens at 7:13 pm and the sun is down by 7:48 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 284° 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 8:05 pm and runs to 8:16 pm, the end of civil twilight and 27m 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 7:48 pm today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Washington?
It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 8:16 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Washington?
Evening golden hour runs 7:13 pm to 8:05 pm today, lasting 52m. Full golden hour times for Washington covers the morning window and the coming week.