Sunrise and sunset in Washington

Washington Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026

Local time (MST)

Day length goes from 9 h 48 min on December 1 to 9 h 39 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:48 AM and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:27 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 17:00 AM7:29 AM5:17 PM5:46 PM4:37 PM6:49 PM9 h 48 minLast quarter, 53%12:16 AM1:09 PM
Dec 27:01 AM7:30 AM5:17 PM5:46 PM4:37 PM6:49 PM9 h 47 min-1.0 minLast quarter, 42%1:22 AM1:34 PM
Dec 37:02 AM7:31 AM5:17 PM5:45 PM4:37 PM6:49 PM9 h 46 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 32%2:25 AM1:58 PM
Dec 47:03 AM7:32 AM5:17 PM5:45 PM4:37 PM6:49 PM9 h 45 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 23%3:28 AM2:24 PM
Dec 57:04 AM7:33 AM5:17 PM5:45 PM4:37 PM6:49 PM9 h 44 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 14%4:30 AM2:53 PM
Dec 67:05 AM7:34 AM5:17 PM5:45 PM4:37 PM6:49 PM9 h 43 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 8%5:33 AM3:26 PM
Dec 77:06 AM7:34 AM5:17 PM5:46 PM4:37 PM6:49 PM9 h 43 min+0.0 minWaning crescent, 3%6:35 AM4:05 PM
Dec 87:06 AM7:35 AM5:17 PM5:46 PM4:36 PM6:50 PM9 h 42 min-1.0 minNew moon 5:52 PM7:34 AM4:49 PM
Dec 97:07 AM7:36 AM5:17 PM5:46 PM4:37 PM6:50 PM9 h 41 min-1.0 minNew moon, 0%8:28 AM5:40 PM
Dec 107:08 AM7:37 AM5:17 PM5:46 PM4:37 PM6:50 PM9 h 40 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 2%9:17 AM6:36 PM
Dec 117:09 AM7:38 AM5:17 PM5:46 PM4:37 PM6:50 PM9 h 39 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 6%9:58 AM7:35 PM
Dec 127:09 AM7:38 AM5:17 PM5:46 PM4:37 PM6:51 PM9 h 39 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 12%10:33 AM8:35 PM
Dec 137:10 AM7:39 AM5:18 PM5:47 PM4:37 PM6:51 PM9 h 39 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 20%11:03 AM9:35 PM
Dec 147:11 AM7:40 AM5:18 PM5:47 PM4:37 PM6:51 PM9 h 38 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 29%11:30 AM10:34 PM
Dec 157:11 AM7:40 AM5:18 PM5:47 PM4:38 PM6:51 PM9 h 38 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 39%11:54 AM11:34 PM
Dec 167:12 AM7:41 AM5:18 PM5:47 PM4:38 PM6:52 PM9 h 37 min-1.0 minFirst quarter 10:43 PM12:17 PM
Dec 177:13 AM7:42 AM5:19 PM5:48 PM4:38 PM6:52 PM9 h 37 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 60%12:41 PM12:35 AM
Dec 187:13 AM7:42 AM5:19 PM5:48 PM4:39 PM6:53 PM9 h 37 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 70%1:06 PM1:38 AM
Dec 197:14 AM7:43 AM5:20 PM5:49 PM4:39 PM6:53 PM9 h 37 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 79%1:36 PM2:44 AM
Dec 207:14 AM7:43 AM5:20 PM5:49 PM4:39 PM6:54 PM9 h 37 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 87%2:11 PM3:55 AM
Dec 217:15 AM7:44 AM5:21 PM5:50 PM4:40 PM6:54 PM9 h 37 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 94%2:55 PM5:10 AM
Dec 227:15 AM7:44 AM5:21 PM5:50 PM4:40 PM6:55 PM9 h 37 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 98%3:51 PM6:25 AM
Dec 237:16 AM7:45 AM5:22 PM5:51 PM4:41 PM6:55 PM9 h 37 min+0.0 minFull moon 6:28 PM4:58 PM7:36 AM
Dec 247:16 AM7:45 AM5:22 PM5:51 PM4:42 PM6:56 PM9 h 37 min+0.0 minFull moon, 100%6:13 PM8:38 AM
Dec 257:17 AM7:46 AM5:23 PM5:52 PM4:42 PM6:56 PM9 h 37 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 97%7:32 PM9:29 AM
Dec 267:17 AM7:46 AM5:23 PM5:52 PM4:43 PM6:57 PM9 h 37 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 93%8:49 PM10:09 AM
Dec 277:17 AM7:46 AM5:24 PM5:53 PM4:44 PM6:57 PM9 h 38 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 86%10:02 PM10:43 AM
Dec 287:18 AM7:47 AM5:25 PM5:54 PM4:44 PM6:58 PM9 h 38 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 78%11:11 PM11:11 AM
Dec 297:18 AM7:47 AM5:25 PM5:54 PM4:45 PM6:59 PM9 h 38 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 69%11:37 AM
Dec 307:18 AM7:47 AM5:26 PM5:55 PM4:46 PM6:59 PM9 h 39 min+1.0 minLast quarter 11:59 AM12:17 AM12:02 PM
Dec 317:19 AM7:48 AM5:27 PM5:56 PM4:47 PM7:00 PM9 h 39 min+0.0 minLast quarter, 48%1:21 AM12:28 PM

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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.