Sunset and sunrise times in Washington, United States
In Washington, United States the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 6:58 pm and rises at 6:59 am. Daylight lasts 11h 59m; evening golden hour runs from 6:23 pm to 7:15 pm.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 6:32 am
- Sunrise
- 6:59 am
- Solar noon
- 12:59 pm
- Sunset
- 6:58 pm
- Last light
- 7:25 pm
- Day length
- 11h 59m
18h 56m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:23 pm – 7:15 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:15 pm – 7:25 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 49.7°
- Moon
- 🌕 Full moon
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:43 pm / 6:49 am
The sun sets at 269° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September
Sunrise 7:00 am Sunset 6:57 pm Golden hour 6:21 pm – 7:13 pm Day length 11h 56m vs today 3 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, 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% |
More columns for September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:03 am | 5:37 am | 6:37 am | 7:38 pm | 8:38 pm | 9:11 pm | 10h 59m | 59.2° | 281° W |
| Wed 2 | 5:04 am | 5:38 am | 6:37 am | 7:36 pm | 8:36 pm | 9:09 pm | 11h 1m | 58.8° | 281° W |
| Thu 3 | 5:05 am | 5:39 am | 6:38 am | 7:35 pm | 8:34 pm | 9:08 pm | 11h 4m | 58.5° | 280° W |
| Fri 4 | 5:06 am | 5:40 am | 6:39 am | 7:33 pm | 8:33 pm | 9:06 pm | 11h 6m | 58.1° | 280° W |
| Sat 5 | 5:08 am | 5:41 am | 6:40 am | 7:32 pm | 8:31 pm | 9:04 pm | 11h 9m | 57.7° | 279° W |
| Sun 6 | 5:09 am | 5:42 am | 6:41 am | 7:30 pm | 8:29 pm | 9:02 pm | 11h 11m | 57.4° | 279° W |
| Mon 7 | 5:10 am | 5:43 am | 6:42 am | 7:29 pm | 8:28 pm | 9:00 pm | 11h 14m | 57.0° | 278° W |
| Tue 8 | 5:11 am | 5:44 am | 6:43 am | 7:27 pm | 8:26 pm | 8:59 pm | 11h 16m | 56.6° | 278° W |
| Wed 9 | 5:12 am | 5:45 am | 6:44 am | 7:25 pm | 8:24 pm | 8:57 pm | 11h 19m | 56.2° | 277° W |
| Thu 10 | 5:13 am | 5:46 am | 6:45 am | 7:24 pm | 8:22 pm | 8:55 pm | 11h 21m | 55.8° | 277° W |
| Fri 11 | 5:14 am | 5:47 am | 6:45 am | 7:22 pm | 8:21 pm | 8:53 pm | 11h 24m | 55.5° | 276° W |
| Sat 12 | 5:15 am | 5:48 am | 6:46 am | 7:21 pm | 8:19 pm | 8:51 pm | 11h 26m | 55.1° | 276° W |
| Sun 13 | 5:16 am | 5:49 am | 6:47 am | 7:19 pm | 8:17 pm | 8:50 pm | 11h 29m | 54.7° | 275° W |
| Mon 14 | 5:18 am | 5:50 am | 6:48 am | 7:18 pm | 8:16 pm | 8:48 pm | 11h 31m | 54.3° | 275° W |
| Tue 15 | 5:19 am | 5:51 am | 6:49 am | 7:16 pm | 8:14 pm | 8:46 pm | 11h 34m | 53.9° | 274° W |
| Wed 16 | 5:20 am | 5:52 am | 6:50 am | 7:14 pm | 8:12 pm | 8:44 pm | 11h 36m | 53.5° | 274° W |
| Thu 17 | 5:21 am | 5:53 am | 6:51 am | 7:13 pm | 8:11 pm | 8:43 pm | 11h 39m | 53.2° | 273° W |
| Fri 18 | 5:22 am | 5:54 am | 6:52 am | 7:11 pm | 8:09 pm | 8:41 pm | 11h 41m | 52.8° | 273° W |
| Sat 19 | 5:23 am | 5:55 am | 6:53 am | 7:09 pm | 8:07 pm | 8:39 pm | 11h 44m | 52.4° | 272° W |
| Sun 20 | 5:24 am | 5:56 am | 6:54 am | 7:08 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:37 pm | 11h 46m | 52.0° | 272° W |
| Mon 21 | 5:25 am | 5:57 am | 6:54 am | 7:06 pm | 8:04 pm | 8:36 pm | 11h 49m | 51.6° | 271° W |
| Tue 22 | 5:26 am | 5:58 am | 6:55 am | 7:05 pm | 8:02 pm | 8:34 pm | 11h 51m | 51.2° | 271° W |
| Wed 23 | 5:27 am | 5:59 am | 6:56 am | 7:03 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:32 pm | 11h 54m | 50.8° | 270° W |
| Thu 24 | 5:28 am | 5:59 am | 6:57 am | 7:01 pm | 7:59 pm | 8:30 pm | 11h 56m | 50.4° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 5:29 am | 6:00 am | 6:58 am | 7:00 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:29 pm | 11h 59m | 50.1° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 5:30 am | 6:01 am | 6:59 am | 6:58 pm | 7:56 pm | 8:27 pm | 12h 1m | 49.7° | 269° W |
| Sun 27 | 5:31 am | 6:02 am | 7:00 am | 6:57 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:25 pm | 12h 4m | 49.3° | 268° W |
| Mon 28 | 5:32 am | 6:03 am | 7:01 am | 6:55 pm | 7:52 pm | 8:24 pm | 12h 6m | 48.9° | 268° W |
| Tue 29 | 5:33 am | 6:04 am | 7:02 am | 6:53 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:22 pm | 12h 9m | 48.5° | 267° W |
| Wed 30 | 5:34 am | 6:05 am | 7:03 am | 6:52 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:20 pm | 12h 11m | 48.1° | 267° W |
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% |
Longest and shortest day in Washington
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 53m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 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 51 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 September the sun will be setting 46 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 95 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 6:08 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:23 pm and the sun is down by 6:58 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 269° 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 7:15 pm and runs to 7:25 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 6:58 pm today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Washington?
It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 7:25 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Washington?
Evening golden hour runs 6:23 pm to 7:15 pm today, lasting 51m. Full golden hour times for Washington covers the morning window and the coming week.