Sunrise and sunset in Washington

Washington Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026

Local time (CST)

Day length goes from 8 h 59 min on December 1 to 8 h 47 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:27 AM and sunset from 4:06 PM to 4:14 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 16:34 AM7:07 AM4:06 PM4:40 PM3:18 PM5:52 PM8 h 59 minLast quarter 12:09 AM12:25 PM
Dec 26:35 AM7:08 AM4:06 PM4:39 PM3:18 PM5:52 PM8 h 58 min-1.0 minLast quarter, 43%12:30 AM12:43 PM
Dec 36:36 AM7:09 AM4:06 PM4:39 PM3:17 PM5:52 PM8 h 57 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 32%1:40 AM1:01 PM
Dec 46:37 AM7:11 AM4:05 PM4:39 PM3:17 PM5:52 PM8 h 54 min-3.0 minWaning crescent, 23%2:50 AM1:21 PM
Dec 56:38 AM7:12 AM4:05 PM4:39 PM3:17 PM5:52 PM8 h 53 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 15%3:59 AM1:43 PM
Dec 66:39 AM7:13 AM4:05 PM4:39 PM3:16 PM5:52 PM8 h 52 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 8%5:08 AM2:10 PM
Dec 76:40 AM7:14 AM4:05 PM4:39 PM3:16 PM5:52 PM8 h 51 min-1.0 minWaning crescent, 3%6:15 AM2:43 PM
Dec 86:41 AM7:15 AM4:05 PM4:38 PM3:16 PM5:52 PM8 h 50 min-1.0 minNew moon 6:52 PM7:18 AM3:24 PM
Dec 96:42 AM7:16 AM4:05 PM4:38 PM3:16 PM5:52 PM8 h 49 min-1.0 minNew moon, 0%8:14 AM4:14 PM
Dec 106:43 AM7:17 AM4:05 PM4:39 PM3:16 PM5:52 PM8 h 48 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 2%9:02 AM5:11 PM
Dec 116:43 AM7:17 AM4:05 PM4:39 PM3:16 PM5:52 PM8 h 48 min+0.0 minWaxing crescent, 6%9:40 AM6:14 PM
Dec 126:44 AM7:18 AM4:05 PM4:39 PM3:16 PM5:52 PM8 h 47 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 12%10:11 AM7:19 PM
Dec 136:45 AM7:19 AM4:05 PM4:39 PM3:16 PM5:52 PM8 h 46 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 20%10:36 AM8:25 PM
Dec 146:46 AM7:20 AM4:05 PM4:39 PM3:16 PM5:53 PM8 h 45 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 29%10:56 AM9:31 PM
Dec 156:47 AM7:21 AM4:05 PM4:39 PM3:16 PM5:53 PM8 h 44 min-1.0 minWaxing crescent, 39%11:15 AM10:37 PM
Dec 166:47 AM7:21 AM4:05 PM4:40 PM3:16 PM5:53 PM8 h 44 min+0.0 minFirst quarter 11:43 PM11:32 AM11:45 PM
Dec 176:48 AM7:22 AM4:06 PM4:40 PM3:16 PM5:53 PM8 h 44 min+0.0 minFirst quarter, 60%11:49 AM
Dec 186:49 AM7:23 AM4:06 PM4:40 PM3:17 PM5:54 PM8 h 43 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 70%12:08 PM12:54 AM
Dec 196:49 AM7:23 AM4:07 PM4:41 PM3:17 PM5:54 PM8 h 44 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 79%12:30 PM2:08 AM
Dec 206:50 AM7:24 AM4:07 PM4:41 PM3:18 PM5:55 PM8 h 43 min-1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 87%12:58 PM3:25 AM
Dec 216:50 AM7:24 AM4:07 PM4:42 PM3:18 PM5:55 PM8 h 43 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 93%1:35 PM4:47 AM
Dec 226:51 AM7:25 AM4:08 PM4:42 PM3:19 PM5:56 PM8 h 43 min+0.0 minWaxing gibbous, 98%2:25 PM6:08 AM
Dec 236:51 AM7:25 AM4:09 PM4:43 PM3:19 PM5:56 PM8 h 44 min+1.0 minFull moon 7:28 PM3:30 PM7:21 AM
Dec 246:52 AM7:26 AM4:09 PM4:43 PM3:20 PM5:57 PM8 h 43 min-1.0 minFull moon, 100%4:49 PM8:21 AM
Dec 256:52 AM7:26 AM4:10 PM4:44 PM3:20 PM5:57 PM8 h 44 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 97%6:14 PM9:07 AM
Dec 266:52 AM7:26 AM4:10 PM4:45 PM3:21 PM5:58 PM8 h 44 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 93%7:39 PM9:41 AM
Dec 276:53 AM7:27 AM4:11 PM4:45 PM3:22 PM5:59 PM8 h 44 min+0.0 minWaning gibbous, 86%9:00 PM10:08 AM
Dec 286:53 AM7:27 AM4:12 PM4:46 PM3:23 PM5:59 PM8 h 45 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 78%10:17 PM10:29 AM
Dec 296:53 AM7:27 AM4:13 PM4:47 PM3:24 PM6:00 PM8 h 46 min+1.0 minWaning gibbous, 69%11:30 PM10:48 AM
Dec 306:53 AM7:27 AM4:14 PM4:48 PM3:24 PM6:01 PM8 h 47 min+1.0 minLast quarter 12:59 PM11:07 AM
Dec 316:53 AM7:27 AM4:14 PM4:48 PM3:25 PM6:02 PM8 h 47 min+0.0 minLast quarter, 48%12:41 AM11:26 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.