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Sunrise and sunset in Washington D.C.
Saturday, 24 October 2026 · EDT
07:27 Sunrise12:52 Solar noon18:17 Sunset
Sunrise07:27105° E
10 h 50 min−2 min 20 sDay length
Sunset 18:17255° W
Golden hour · morning07:10–08:04
Golden hour · evening17:40–18:34
Blue hour · evening18:34–18:44
Solar noon12:52
Civil twilight07:00–18:44
EDTNew York
Tonight
Full moon
97% lit at noon
17:14 05:39
Coming up
Next full moonMonday, 26 October 202600:12
Tomorrow
Sunday 25 October07:28 – 18:16
Sunday 25 October07:28 – 18:16
Today
Golden hour
- morning
- 07:10–08:04
- evening
- 17:40–18:34
Today
Blue hour
- morning
- 07:00–07:10
- evening
- 18:34–18:44
Today
Sunrise direction
- Sunrise
- 105° E
- Sunset
- 255° W
Washington D.C. in October
| Day | Rise | Set | Length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 | 07:27 | 18:17 | 10 h 50 min | — |
| Sun 25 | 07:28 | 18:16 | 10 h 48 min | −2 min 20 s |
| Mon 26 | 07:29 | 18:15 | 10 h 46 min | −2 min 19 s |
| Tue 27 | 07:30 | 18:13 | 10 h 43 min | −2 min 18 s |
| Wed 28 | 07:31 | 18:12 | 10 h 41 min | −2 min 17 s |
| Thu 29 | 07:32 | 18:11 | 10 h 39 min | −2 min 17 s |
| Fri 30 | 07:33 | 18:10 | 10 h 37 min | −2 min 16 s |
| Sat 31 | 07:34 | 18:09 | 10 h 34 min | −2 min 15 s |
| Sun 1 | 06:35 | 17:08 | 10 h 32 min | −2 min 13 s |
| Mon 2 | 06:37 | 17:06 | 10 h 30 min | −2 min 12 s |
| Tue 3 | 06:38 | 17:05 | 10 h 28 min | −2 min 11 s |
| Wed 4 | 06:39 | 17:04 | 10 h 26 min | −2 min 10 s |
| Thu 5 | 06:40 | 17:03 | 10 h 23 min | −2 min 9 s |
| Fri 6 | 06:41 | 17:02 | 10 h 21 min | −2 min 7 s |
| Sat 7 | 06:42 | 17:01 | 10 h 19 min | −2 min 6 s |
| Sun 8 | 06:43 | 17:00 | 10 h 17 min | −2 min 4 s |
| Mon 9 | 06:44 | 16:59 | 10 h 15 min | −2 min 3 s |
| Tue 10 | 06:45 | 16:58 | 10 h 13 min | −2 min 1 s |
| Wed 11 | 06:46 | 16:57 | 10 h 11 min | −2 min 0 s |
| Thu 12 | 06:48 | 16:57 | 10 h 9 min | −1 min 58 s |
| Fri 13 | 06:49 | 16:56 | 10 h 7 min | −1 min 56 s |
| Sat 14 | 06:50 | 16:55 | 10 h 5 min | −1 min 54 s |
| Sun 15 | 06:51 | 16:54 | 10 h 3 min | −1 min 52 s |
| Mon 16 | 06:52 | 16:54 | 10 h 2 min | −1 min 50 s |
| Tue 17 | 06:53 | 16:53 | 10 h 0 min | −1 min 48 s |
| Wed 18 | 06:54 | 16:52 | 9 h 58 min | −1 min 46 s |
| Thu 19 | 06:55 | 16:52 | 9 h 56 min | −1 min 44 s |
| Fri 20 | 06:56 | 16:51 | 9 h 55 min | −1 min 42 s |
| Sat 21 | 06:57 | 16:50 | 9 h 53 min | −1 min 39 s |
| Sun 22 | 06:59 | 16:50 | 9 h 51 min | −1 min 37 s |
| Mon 23 | 07:00 | 16:49 | 9 h 50 min | −1 min 34 s |
The year in daylight 2026
Longest day14 h 54 min21 June
Shortest day9 h 26 min21 December
Earliest sunset16:467 December
Latest sunrise07:3431 October
The earliest sunset does not fall on the shortest day: in Washington D.C. they are 14 days apart. Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical, so a solar day is not exactly 24 hours long.
