Sunrise and sunset in Washington

Washington Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026

Local time (EST)

Day length goes from 9 h 32 min on December 1 to 9 h 22 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:43 AM and sunset from 4:56 PM to 5:05 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 16:54 AM7:24 AM4:56 PM5:26 PM4:14 PM6:32 PM9 h 32 minLast quarter 1:09 AM12:55 PM
Dec 26:55 AM7:25 AM4:56 PM5:26 PM4:13 PM6:32 PM9 h 31 min-1.0 minLast quarter, 43%1:02 AM1:18 PM
Dec 36:56 AM7:26 AM4:55 PM5:26 PM4:13 PM6:32 PM9 h 29 min-2.0 minWaning crescent, 33%2:08 AM1:40 PM
Dec 46:57 AM7:27 AM4:55 PM5:25 PM4:13 PM6:32 PM9 h 28 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 23%3:13 AM2:04 PM
Dec 56:58 AM7:28 AM4:55 PM5:25 PM4:13 PM6:32 PM9 h 27 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 15%4:18 AM2:30 PM
Dec 66:59 AM7:29 AM4:55 PM5:25 PM4:12 PM6:32 PM9 h 26 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 8%5:23 AM3:01 PM
Dec 76:59 AM7:30 AM4:55 PM5:25 PM4:12 PM6:32 PM9 h 25 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 3%6:26 AM3:37 PM
Dec 87:00 AM7:31 AM4:55 PM5:25 PM4:12 PM6:32 PM9 h 24 min-1.0 minNew moon 7:52 PM7:27 AM4:20 PM
Dec 97:01 AM7:32 AM4:55 PM5:26 PM4:12 PM6:32 PM9 h 23 min-1.0 minNew moon, 0%8:23 AM5:10 PM
Dec 107:02 AM7:32 AM4:55 PM5:26 PM4:12 PM6:33 PM9 h 23 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 2%9:11 AM6:06 PM
Dec 117:03 AM7:33 AM4:55 PM5:26 PM4:12 PM6:33 PM9 h 22 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 6%9:52 AM7:06 PM
Dec 127:03 AM7:34 AM4:55 PM5:26 PM4:12 PM6:33 PM9 h 21 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 12%10:26 AM8:08 PM
Dec 137:04 AM7:35 AM4:56 PM5:26 PM4:13 PM6:33 PM9 h 21 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 19%10:55 AM9:10 PM
Dec 147:05 AM7:36 AM4:56 PM5:26 PM4:13 PM6:34 PM9 h 20 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 28%11:20 AM10:12 PM
Dec 157:06 AM7:36 AM4:56 PM5:27 PM4:13 PM6:34 PM9 h 20 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 38%11:42 AM11:13 PM
Dec 167:06 AM7:37 AM4:56 PM5:27 PM4:13 PM6:34 PM9 h 19 min-1.0 minFirst quarter, 49%12:03 PM
Dec 177:07 AM7:38 AM4:57 PM5:27 PM4:14 PM6:35 PM9 h 19 min+0.0 minFirst quarter 12:43 AM12:24 PM12:16 AM
Dec 187:08 AM7:38 AM4:57 PM5:28 PM4:14 PM6:35 PM9 h 19 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 69%12:47 PM1:21 AM
Dec 197:08 AM7:39 AM4:58 PM5:28 PM4:14 PM6:36 PM9 h 19 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 79%1:14 PM2:30 AM
Dec 207:09 AM7:39 AM4:58 PM5:29 PM4:15 PM6:36 PM9 h 19 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 87%1:47 PM3:43 AM
Dec 217:09 AM7:40 AM4:58 PM5:29 PM4:15 PM6:36 PM9 h 18 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 93%2:28 PM4:59 AM
Dec 227:10 AM7:40 AM4:59 PM5:30 PM4:16 PM6:37 PM9 h 19 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 97%3:20 PM6:17 AM
Dec 237:10 AM7:41 AM5:00 PM5:30 PM4:16 PM6:38 PM9 h 19 min+0.0 minFull moon 8:28 PM4:26 PM7:29 AM
Dec 247:11 AM7:41 AM5:00 PM5:31 PM4:17 PM6:38 PM9 h 19 min+0.0 minFull moon, 100%5:42 PM8:31 AM
Dec 257:11 AM7:42 AM5:01 PM5:31 PM4:18 PM6:39 PM9 h 19 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 97%7:03 PM9:21 AM
Dec 267:11 AM7:42 AM5:01 PM5:32 PM4:18 PM6:39 PM9 h 19 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 93%8:23 PM10:00 AM
Dec 277:12 AM7:42 AM5:02 PM5:33 PM4:19 PM6:40 PM9 h 20 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 87%9:39 PM10:31 AM
Dec 287:12 AM7:43 AM5:03 PM5:33 PM4:20 PM6:41 PM9 h 20 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 79%10:51 PM10:58 AM
Dec 297:12 AM7:43 AM5:03 PM5:34 PM4:20 PM6:41 PM9 h 20 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 70%11:59 PM11:22 AM
Dec 307:12 AM7:43 AM5:04 PM5:35 PM4:21 PM6:42 PM9 h 21 min+1.0 minLast quarter 1:59 PM11:44 AM
Dec 317:13 AM7:43 AM5:05 PM5:36 PM4:22 PM6:43 PM9 h 22 min+1.0 minLast quarter, 49%1:05 AM12:08 PM

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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.