Washington Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in August 2026
Day length goes from 14 h 31 min on August 1 to 13 h 13 min on August 31. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 6:12 AM and sunset from 8:10 PM to 7:25 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 | 5:07 AM | 5:39 AM | 8:10 PM | 8:42 PM | 7:29 PM | 10:08 PM | 14 h 31 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 9:35 PM | 8:40 AM | |
| Aug 2 | 5:08 AM | 5:40 AM | 8:09 PM | 8:41 PM | 7:28 PM | 10:06 PM | 14 h 29 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 82% | 9:54 PM | 9:48 AM |
| Aug 3 | 5:09 AM | 5:41 AM | 8:07 PM | 8:39 PM | 7:27 PM | 10:04 PM | 14 h 26 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 73% | 10:14 PM | 10:57 AM |
| Aug 4 | 5:10 AM | 5:42 AM | 8:06 PM | 8:38 PM | 7:26 PM | 10:02 PM | 14 h 24 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 63% | 10:38 PM | 12:08 PM |
| Aug 5 | 5:11 AM | 5:43 AM | 8:05 PM | 8:37 PM | 7:25 PM | 10:00 PM | 14 h 22 min | -2.0 min | Last quarter 10:21 PM | 11:06 PM | 1:23 PM |
| Aug 6 | 5:12 AM | 5:44 AM | 8:04 PM | 8:35 PM | 7:24 PM | 9:58 PM | 14 h 20 min | -2.0 min | Last quarter, 42% | 11:43 PM | 2:40 PM |
| Aug 7 | 5:14 AM | 5:45 AM | 8:02 PM | 8:34 PM | 7:22 PM | 9:56 PM | 14 h 17 min | -3.0 min | Waning crescent, 32% | 3:57 PM | |
| Aug 8 | 5:15 AM | 5:46 AM | 8:01 PM | 8:32 PM | 7:21 PM | 9:54 PM | 14 h 15 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 23% | 12:30 AM | 5:08 PM |
| Aug 9 | 5:16 AM | 5:47 AM | 8:00 PM | 8:31 PM | 7:20 PM | 9:52 PM | 14 h 13 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 14% | 1:32 AM | 6:08 PM |
| Aug 10 | 5:17 AM | 5:49 AM | 7:58 PM | 8:29 PM | 7:19 PM | 9:50 PM | 14 h 09 min | -4.0 min | Waning crescent, 8% | 2:46 AM | 6:56 PM |
| Aug 11 | 5:18 AM | 5:50 AM | 7:57 PM | 8:28 PM | 7:17 PM | 9:48 PM | 14 h 07 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 3% | 4:06 AM | 7:33 PM |
| Aug 12 | 5:20 AM | 5:51 AM | 7:55 PM | 8:26 PM | 7:16 PM | 9:46 PM | 14 h 04 min | -3.0 min | New moon 1:37 PM | 5:28 AM | 8:02 PM |
| Aug 13 | 5:21 AM | 5:52 AM | 7:54 PM | 8:25 PM | 7:15 PM | 9:44 PM | 14 h 02 min | -2.0 min | New moon, 0% | 6:47 AM | 8:26 PM |
| Aug 14 | 5:22 AM | 5:53 AM | 7:52 PM | 8:23 PM | 7:13 PM | 9:42 PM | 13 h 59 min | -3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 8:03 AM | 8:47 PM |
| Aug 15 | 5:23 AM | 5:54 AM | 7:51 PM | 8:22 PM | 7:12 PM | 9:40 PM | 13 h 57 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 6% | 9:15 AM | 9:07 PM |
| Aug 16 | 5:24 AM | 5:55 AM | 7:49 PM | 8:20 PM | 7:10 PM | 9:38 PM | 13 h 54 min | -3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 12% | 10:25 AM | 9:28 PM |
| Aug 17 | 5:26 AM | 5:56 AM | 7:48 PM | 8:18 PM | 7:09 PM | 9:36 PM | 13 h 52 min | -2.0 min | Waxing crescent, 20% | 11:34 AM | 9:50 PM |
| Aug 18 | 5:27 AM | 5:57 AM | 7:46 PM | 8:17 PM | 7:08 PM | 9:34 PM | 13 h 49 min | -3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 29% | 12:42 PM | 10:15 PM |
| Aug 19 | 5:28 AM | 5:58 AM | 7:45 PM | 8:15 PM | 7:06 PM | 9:32 PM | 13 h 47 min | -2.0 min | First quarter 10:46 PM | 1:48 PM | 10:46 PM |
| Aug 20 | 5:29 AM | 6:00 AM | 7:43 PM | 8:13 PM | 7:05 PM | 9:29 PM | 13 h 43 min | -4.0 min | First quarter, 50% | 2:53 PM | 11:23 PM |
| Aug 21 | 5:30 AM | 6:01 AM | 7:42 PM | 8:12 PM | 7:03 PM | 9:27 PM | 13 h 41 min | -2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 60% | 3:52 PM | |
| Aug 22 | 5:32 AM | 6:02 AM | 7:40 PM | 8:10 PM | 7:01 PM | 9:25 PM | 13 h 38 min | -3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 70% | 4:44 PM | 12:08 AM |
| Aug 23 | 5:33 AM | 6:03 AM | 7:38 PM | 8:08 PM | 7:00 PM | 9:23 PM | 13 h 35 min | -3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 79% | 5:28 PM | 1:01 AM |
| Aug 24 | 5:34 AM | 6:04 AM | 7:37 PM | 8:07 PM | 6:58 PM | 9:21 PM | 13 h 33 min | -2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 87% | 6:04 PM | 2:02 AM |
| Aug 25 | 5:35 AM | 6:05 AM | 7:35 PM | 8:05 PM | 6:57 PM | 9:19 PM | 13 h 30 min | -3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 6:34 PM | 3:07 AM |
| Aug 26 | 5:36 AM | 6:06 AM | 7:33 PM | 8:03 PM | 6:55 PM | 9:17 PM | 13 h 27 min | -3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 6:59 PM | 4:14 AM |
| Aug 27 | 5:38 AM | 6:07 AM | 7:32 PM | 8:01 PM | 6:54 PM | 9:15 PM | 13 h 25 min | -2.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 7:21 PM | 5:22 AM |
| Aug 28 | 5:39 AM | 6:08 AM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 6:52 PM | 9:13 PM | 13 h 22 min | -3.0 min | Full moon 12:18 AM | 7:41 PM | 6:30 AM |
| Aug 29 | 5:40 AM | 6:09 AM | 7:28 PM | 7:58 PM | 6:50 PM | 9:11 PM | 13 h 19 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 8:00 PM | 7:38 AM |
| Aug 30 | 5:41 AM | 6:11 AM | 7:27 PM | 7:56 PM | 6:49 PM | 9:08 PM | 13 h 16 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 93% | 8:21 PM | 8:47 AM |
| Aug 31 | 5:42 AM | 6:12 AM | 7:25 PM | 7:54 PM | 6:47 PM | 9:06 PM | 13 h 13 min | -3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 86% | 8:43 PM | 9:59 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.