Washington Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in August 2026
Day length goes from 15 h 53 min on August 1 to 13 h 50 min on August 31. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 6:11 AM and sunset from 9:08 PM to 8:01 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 4:29 AM | 5:15 AM | 9:08 PM | 9:54 PM | 8:14 PM | 15 h 53 min | Waning gibbous, 91% | 9:56 PM | 8:30 AM | ||
| Aug 2 | 4:31 AM | 5:17 AM | 9:06 PM | 9:52 PM | 8:13 PM | 15 h 49 min | -4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 84% | 10:03 PM | 9:51 AM | |
| Aug 3 | 4:33 AM | 5:19 AM | 9:05 PM | 9:50 PM | 8:11 PM | 15 h 46 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 75% | 10:11 PM | 11:13 AM | |
| Aug 4 | 4:35 AM | 5:21 AM | 9:03 PM | 9:47 PM | 8:09 PM | 15 h 42 min | -4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 66% | 10:20 PM | 12:38 PM | |
| Aug 5 | 4:38 AM | 5:22 AM | 9:01 PM | 9:45 PM | 8:08 PM | 12:39 AM | 15 h 39 min | -3.0 min | Last quarter, 55% | 10:33 PM | 2:07 PM |
| Aug 6 | 4:40 AM | 5:24 AM | 8:58 PM | 9:43 PM | 8:06 PM | 12:27 AM | 15 h 34 min | -5.0 min | Last quarter 3:21 AM | 10:52 PM | 3:40 PM |
| Aug 7 | 4:42 AM | 5:26 AM | 8:56 PM | 9:40 PM | 8:04 PM | 12:18 AM | 15 h 30 min | -4.0 min | Waning crescent, 34% | 11:24 PM | 5:12 PM |
| Aug 8 | 4:44 AM | 5:28 AM | 8:54 PM | 9:38 PM | 8:02 PM | 12:10 AM | 15 h 26 min | -4.0 min | Waning crescent, 24% | 6:33 PM | |
| Aug 9 | 4:46 AM | 5:30 AM | 8:52 PM | 9:35 PM | 8:00 PM | 12:03 AM | 15 h 22 min | -4.0 min | Waning crescent, 16% | 12:16 AM | 7:32 PM |
| Aug 10 | 4:48 AM | 5:32 AM | 8:50 PM | 9:33 PM | 7:58 PM | 11:57 PM | 15 h 18 min | -4.0 min | Waning crescent, 9% | 1:33 AM | 8:09 PM |
| Aug 11 | 4:50 AM | 5:33 AM | 8:48 PM | 9:31 PM | 7:56 PM | 11:51 PM | 15 h 15 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 3:07 AM | 8:32 PM |
| Aug 12 | 4:53 AM | 5:35 AM | 8:46 PM | 9:28 PM | 7:54 PM | 11:45 PM | 15 h 11 min | -4.0 min | New moon 6:37 PM | 4:46 AM | 8:47 PM |
| Aug 13 | 4:55 AM | 5:37 AM | 8:44 PM | 9:26 PM | 7:52 PM | 11:39 PM | 15 h 07 min | -4.0 min | New moon, 0% | 6:23 AM | 8:57 PM |
| Aug 14 | 4:57 AM | 5:39 AM | 8:41 PM | 9:23 PM | 7:50 PM | 11:34 PM | 15 h 02 min | -5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 7:54 AM | 9:06 PM |
| Aug 15 | 4:59 AM | 5:41 AM | 8:39 PM | 9:21 PM | 7:48 PM | 11:29 PM | 14 h 58 min | -4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 9:21 AM | 9:13 PM |
| Aug 16 | 5:01 AM | 5:43 AM | 8:37 PM | 9:18 PM | 7:46 PM | 11:24 PM | 14 h 54 min | -4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 11% | 10:45 AM | 9:21 PM |
| Aug 17 | 5:03 AM | 5:45 AM | 8:35 PM | 9:16 PM | 7:44 PM | 11:19 PM | 14 h 50 min | -4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 18% | 12:07 PM | 9:30 PM |
| Aug 18 | 5:05 AM | 5:46 AM | 8:32 PM | 9:13 PM | 7:42 PM | 11:14 PM | 14 h 46 min | -4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 27% | 1:29 PM | 9:41 PM |
| Aug 19 | 5:07 AM | 5:48 AM | 8:30 PM | 9:10 PM | 7:40 PM | 11:10 PM | 14 h 42 min | -4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 37% | 2:51 PM | 9:57 PM |
| Aug 20 | 5:09 AM | 5:50 AM | 8:28 PM | 9:08 PM | 7:38 PM | 11:06 PM | 14 h 38 min | -4.0 min | First quarter 3:46 AM | 4:08 PM | 10:21 PM |
| Aug 21 | 5:12 AM | 5:52 AM | 8:25 PM | 9:05 PM | 7:35 PM | 11:01 PM | 14 h 33 min | -5.0 min | First quarter, 58% | 5:18 PM | 10:56 PM |
| Aug 22 | 5:14 AM | 5:54 AM | 8:23 PM | 9:03 PM | 7:33 PM | 10:57 PM | 14 h 29 min | -4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 68% | 6:13 PM | 11:48 PM |
| Aug 23 | 5:16 AM | 5:56 AM | 8:20 PM | 9:00 PM | 7:31 PM | 10:53 PM | 14 h 24 min | -5.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 78% | 6:52 PM | |
| Aug 24 | 5:18 AM | 5:58 AM | 8:18 PM | 8:58 PM | 7:29 PM | 10:49 PM | 14 h 20 min | -4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 86% | 7:19 PM | 12:54 AM |
| Aug 25 | 5:20 AM | 5:59 AM | 8:16 PM | 8:55 PM | 7:27 PM | 10:45 PM | 14 h 17 min | -3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 92% | 7:36 PM | 2:11 AM |
| Aug 26 | 5:22 AM | 6:01 AM | 8:13 PM | 8:52 PM | 7:24 PM | 10:41 PM | 14 h 12 min | -5.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 7:49 PM | 3:32 AM |
| Aug 27 | 5:24 AM | 6:03 AM | 8:11 PM | 8:50 PM | 7:22 PM | 10:37 PM | 14 h 08 min | -4.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 7:58 PM | 4:53 AM |
| Aug 28 | 5:26 AM | 6:05 AM | 8:08 PM | 8:47 PM | 7:20 PM | 10:33 PM | 14 h 03 min | -5.0 min | Full moon 5:18 AM | 8:06 PM | 6:15 AM |
| Aug 29 | 5:28 AM | 6:07 AM | 8:06 PM | 8:44 PM | 7:17 PM | 10:29 PM | 13 h 59 min | -4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 8:13 PM | 7:36 AM |
| Aug 30 | 5:30 AM | 6:09 AM | 8:03 PM | 8:42 PM | 7:15 PM | 10:25 PM | 13 h 54 min | -5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 94% | 8:21 PM | 8:59 AM |
| Aug 31 | 5:32 AM | 6:11 AM | 8:01 PM | 8:39 PM | 7:13 PM | 10:22 PM | 13 h 50 min | -4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 88% | 8:30 PM | 10:24 AM |
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Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.