Daylight today
From sunrise to sunset, Washington has 10 hours 51 minutes today. That's 2 min 20 sec shorter than yesterday's day, and 1 hour 25 minutes longer than the darkest day of the past winter, December 21, 2025 (9 h 26 min). The days are getting shorter until the shortest day of the year.
What sets Washington apart
- Washington sits at about the latitude of Lisbon, so their shortest and longest days are close to the same length.
- Its longest day is 5 h 28 min longer than its shortest: 14 h 54 min on the longest day against 9 h 26 min on the shortest.
- On its shortest day, December 22, Washington gets 9 h 26 min of daylight, 18th shortest of the 51 cities on DaySight.
First light and last light
Sunrise isn't when the day starts here. First light is at 7:00 AM, 27 minutes earlier, and last light at 6:46 PM, 27 minutes after sunset: 11 hours 46 minutes of light in Washington today, 10 h 51 min of it with the sun up. The sun is 6° below the horizon at each; how DaySight calculates these times.
Clock changes
On Sunday, November 1 the clocks go back. In Washington that takes sunset from 6:10 PM the day before to 5:09 PM, and sunrise from 7:35 AM to 6:36 AM. The light shifts to the morning, where it does the most good for sleep.
The year in Washington
Washington swings from 9 h 26 min of daylight on December 22 to 14 h 54 min on June 21. Its earliest sunset, though, is on December 2, and its latest sunrise on January 1, 2027: the shortest day sits between the two.
Washington's days run from 9 h 26 min to 14 h 54 min
Hours from sunrise to sunset on each day of 2026. Today is marked.
Source: DaySight, calculated from the sun's position over Washington.
Month by month
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light | Sun up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:57 AM | 7:26 AMfirst light 6:57 | 5:10 PMlast light 5:40 | 5:40 PM | 9 h 44 min |
| February | 6:33 AM | 7:01 AMfirst light 6:33 | 5:46 PMlast light 6:13 | 6:13 PM | 10 h 45 min |
| March | 6:54 AM | 7:20 AMfirst light 6:54 | 7:15 PMlast light 7:42 | 7:42 PM | 11 h 55 min |
| April | 6:05 AM | 6:32 AMfirst light 6:05 | 7:45 PMlast light 8:13 | 8:13 PM | 13 h 13 min |
| May | 5:27 AM | 5:57 AMfirst light 5:27 | 8:14 PMlast light 8:44 | 8:44 PM | 14 h 18 min |
| June | 5:11 AM | 5:43 AMfirst light 5:11 | 8:36 PMlast light 9:08 | 9:08 PM | 14 h 53 min |
| July | 5:24 AM | 5:56 AMfirst light 5:24 | 8:34 PMlast light 9:05 | 9:05 PM | 14 h 38 min |
| August | 5:54 AM | 6:22 AMfirst light 5:54 | 8:05 PMlast light 8:33 | 8:33 PM | 13 h 42 min |
| September | 6:24 AM | 6:50 AMfirst light 6:24 | 7:18 PMlast light 7:45 | 7:45 PM | 12 h 28 min |
| October | 6:51 AM | 7:18 AMfirst light 6:51 | 6:31 PMlast light 6:58 | 6:58 PM | 11 h 13 min |
| November | 6:23 AM | 6:52 AMfirst light 6:23 | 4:56 PMlast light 5:24 | 5:24 PM | 10 h 4 min |
| December | 6:50 AM | 7:20 AMfirst light 6:50 | 4:48 PMlast light 5:18 | 5:18 PM | 9 h 27 min |
Nearby
- Baltimore, MD: 35 miles away, sunset today 6:17 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in Philadelphia: 123 miles away, sunset today 6:10 PM.
- Virginia Beach, VA: 153 miles away, sunset today 6:17 PM.
- Sunrise and sunset in New York: 204 miles away, sunset today 6:04 PM.
All 51 cities: sunrise and sunset times by city.