Sunrise and sunset in Washington

Washington Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026

Local time (CST)

Day length goes from 9 h 25 min on December 1 to 9 h 15 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 7:32 AM and sunset from 4:38 PM to 4:47 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.

DateDawnSunriseSunsetDuskGolden hourFull darkDay lengthChangeMoonMoonriseMoonset
Dec 16:43 AM7:13 AM4:38 PM5:09 PM3:55 PM6:17 PM9 h 25 minLast quarter 12:09 AM12:42 PM
Dec 26:43 AM7:14 AM4:38 PM5:09 PM3:55 PM6:17 PM9 h 24 min-1.0 minLast quarter, 43%12:50 AM1:04 PM
Dec 36:44 AM7:15 AM4:38 PM5:09 PM3:54 PM6:16 PM9 h 23 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 32%1:57 AM1:25 PM
Dec 46:45 AM7:16 AM4:38 PM5:09 PM3:54 PM6:16 PM9 h 22 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 23%3:03 AM1:48 PM
Dec 56:46 AM7:17 AM4:38 PM5:08 PM3:54 PM6:16 PM9 h 21 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 15%4:08 AM2:14 PM
Dec 66:47 AM7:18 AM4:37 PM5:08 PM3:54 PM6:16 PM9 h 19 min-2.0 minWaning crescent, 8%5:14 AM2:44 PM
Dec 76:48 AM7:19 AM4:37 PM5:08 PM3:54 PM6:16 PM9 h 18 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 3%6:18 AM3:20 PM
Dec 86:49 AM7:20 AM4:37 PM5:08 PM3:54 PM6:17 PM9 h 17 min-1.0 minNew moon 6:52 PM7:19 AM4:03 PM
Dec 96:50 AM7:21 AM4:37 PM5:09 PM3:53 PM6:17 PM9 h 16 min-1.0 minNew moon, 0%8:15 AM4:53 PM
Dec 106:51 AM7:22 AM4:37 PM5:09 PM3:53 PM6:17 PM9 h 15 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 2%9:03 AM5:49 PM
Dec 116:51 AM7:23 AM4:38 PM5:09 PM3:54 PM6:17 PM9 h 15 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 6%9:43 AM6:50 PM
Dec 126:52 AM7:23 AM4:38 PM5:09 PM3:54 PM6:17 PM9 h 15 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 12%10:16 AM7:52 PM
Dec 136:53 AM7:24 AM4:38 PM5:09 PM3:54 PM6:17 PM9 h 14 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 20%10:44 AM8:55 PM
Dec 146:54 AM7:25 AM4:38 PM5:09 PM3:54 PM6:18 PM9 h 13 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 29%11:08 AM9:58 PM
Dec 156:54 AM7:26 AM4:38 PM5:10 PM3:54 PM6:18 PM9 h 12 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 39%11:29 AM11:00 PM
Dec 166:55 AM7:26 AM4:39 PM5:10 PM3:54 PM6:18 PM9 h 13 min+1.0 minFirst quarter 11:43 PM11:50 AM
Dec 176:56 AM7:27 AM4:39 PM5:10 PM3:55 PM6:19 PM9 h 12 min-1.0 minFirst quarter, 60%12:10 PM12:04 AM
Dec 186:56 AM7:28 AM4:39 PM5:11 PM3:55 PM6:19 PM9 h 11 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 70%12:33 PM1:10 AM
Dec 196:57 AM7:28 AM4:40 PM5:11 PM3:55 PM6:20 PM9 h 12 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 79%12:59 PM2:20 AM
Dec 206:57 AM7:29 AM4:40 PM5:12 PM3:56 PM6:20 PM9 h 11 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 87%1:30 PM3:34 AM
Dec 216:58 AM7:29 AM4:41 PM5:12 PM3:56 PM6:21 PM9 h 12 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 93%2:11 PM4:52 AM
Dec 226:58 AM7:30 AM4:41 PM5:13 PM3:57 PM6:21 PM9 h 11 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 98%3:03 PM6:09 AM
Dec 236:59 AM7:30 AM4:42 PM5:13 PM3:57 PM6:22 PM9 h 12 min+1.0 minFull moon 7:28 PM4:09 PM7:22 AM
Dec 246:59 AM7:31 AM4:42 PM5:14 PM3:58 PM6:22 PM9 h 11 min-1.0 minFull moon, 100%5:26 PM8:23 AM
Dec 257:00 AM7:31 AM4:43 PM5:14 PM3:59 PM6:23 PM9 h 12 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 97%6:48 PM9:12 AM
Dec 267:00 AM7:31 AM4:44 PM5:15 PM3:59 PM6:23 PM9 h 13 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 93%8:09 PM9:50 AM
Dec 277:00 AM7:32 AM4:44 PM5:16 PM4:00 PM6:24 PM9 h 12 min-1.0 minWaning gibbous, 86%9:26 PM10:20 AM
Dec 287:01 AM7:32 AM4:45 PM5:16 PM4:01 PM6:25 PM9 h 13 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 78%10:38 PM10:45 AM
Dec 297:01 AM7:32 AM4:46 PM5:17 PM4:02 PM6:25 PM9 h 14 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 69%11:47 PM11:08 AM
Dec 307:01 AM7:32 AM4:47 PM5:18 PM4:02 PM6:26 PM9 h 15 min+1.0 minLast quarter 12:59 PM11:30 AM
Dec 317:01 AM7:32 AM4:47 PM5:19 PM4:03 PM6:27 PM9 h 15 min+0.0 minLast quarter, 48%12:55 AM11:52 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.