Sunrise & Sunset in Washington
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
Sunrise
7:25 AM
Sunset
6:20 PM
Today in Washington, District of Columbia, sunrise is at 7:25 AM and sunset at 6:20 PM, giving 10 h 55 min of daylight — 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 5:56 AM | 7:49 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 6:27 AM | 7:18 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 6:58 AM | 6:47 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 7:25 AM | 6:20 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 8:01 AM | 5:43 PM |
| Solar noon | 12:53 PM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Washington sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 7:04 AM | 6:51 PM | 11 h 47 min |
| 2 Fri | 7:05 AM | 6:49 PM | 11 h 44 min |
| 3 Sat | 7:06 AM | 6:48 PM | 11 h 42 min |
| 4 Sun | 7:07 AM | 6:46 PM | 11 h 39 min |
| 5 Mon | 7:08 AM | 6:44 PM | 11 h 37 min |
| 6 Tue | 7:09 AM | 6:43 PM | 11 h 34 min |
| 7 Wed | 7:10 AM | 6:41 PM | 11 h 32 min |
| 8 Thu | 7:11 AM | 6:40 PM | 11 h 29 min |
| 9 Fri | 7:12 AM | 6:38 PM | 11 h 27 min |
| 10 Sat | 7:13 AM | 6:37 PM | 11 h 24 min |
| 11 Sun | 7:14 AM | 6:35 PM | 11 h 22 min |
| 12 Mon | 7:15 AM | 6:34 PM | 11 h 19 min |
| 13 Tue | 7:16 AM | 6:32 PM | 11 h 17 min |
| 14 Wed | 7:17 AM | 6:31 PM | 11 h 14 min |
| 15 Thu | 7:18 AM | 6:30 PM | 11 h 12 min |
| 16 Fri | 7:19 AM | 6:28 PM | 11 h 9 min |
| 17 Sat | 7:20 AM | 6:27 PM | 11 h 7 min |
| 18 Sun | 7:21 AM | 6:25 PM | 11 h 5 min |
| 19 Mon | 7:22 AM | 6:24 PM | 11 h 2 min |
| 20 Tue | 7:23 AM | 6:23 PM | 11 h 0 min |
| 21 Wed | 7:24 AM | 6:21 PM | 10 h 57 min |
| 22 Thu | 7:25 AM | 6:20 PM | 10 h 55 min |
| 23 Fri | 7:26 AM | 6:19 PM | 10 h 53 min |
| 24 Sat | 7:27 AM | 6:17 PM | 10 h 50 min |
| 25 Sun | 7:28 AM | 6:16 PM | 10 h 48 min |
| 26 Mon | 7:29 AM | 6:15 PM | 10 h 46 min |
| 27 Tue | 7:30 AM | 6:13 PM | 10 h 43 min |
| 28 Wed | 7:31 AM | 6:12 PM | 10 h 41 min |
| 29 Thu | 7:32 AM | 6:11 PM | 10 h 39 min |
| 30 Fri | 7:33 AM | 6:10 PM | 10 h 37 min |
| 31 Sat | 7:34 AM | 6:09 PM | 10 h 34 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Washington: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Washington today?
6:20 PM local time (Eastern Daylight Time). Civil twilight ends at 6:47 PM.
What time is sunrise in Washington tomorrow?
7:26 AM.
When is golden hour in Washington today?
In the evening from about 5:43 PM until sunset at 6:20 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 8:01 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Washington?
About 14 h 54 min at the June solstice, and about 9 h 26 min at the December solstice.
Calculated for 38.90°, -77.04°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.