Sunrise and sunset in Washington

Washington Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in May 2026

Local time (CDT)

Day length goes from 14 h 18 min on May 1 to 15 h 25 min on May 31. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:03 AM and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:28 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
May 15:03 AM5:36 AM7:54 PM8:27 PM7:13 PM9:54 PM14 h 18 minFull moon 12:24 PM8:25 PM5:07 AM
May 25:02 AM5:34 AM7:56 PM8:29 PM7:14 PM9:56 PM14 h 22 min+4.0 minFull moon, 99%9:32 PM5:31 AM
May 35:00 AM5:33 AM7:57 PM8:30 PM7:15 PM9:58 PM14 h 24 min+2.0 minWaning gibbous, 97%10:37 PM6:02 AM
May 44:59 AM5:32 AM7:58 PM8:31 PM7:17 PM10:00 PM14 h 26 min+2.0 minWaning gibbous, 92%11:35 PM6:40 AM
May 54:57 AM5:30 AM7:59 PM8:33 PM7:18 PM10:02 PM14 h 29 min+3.0 minWaning gibbous, 85%7:27 AM
May 64:55 AM5:29 AM8:01 PM8:34 PM7:19 PM10:04 PM14 h 32 min+3.0 minWaning gibbous, 77%12:24 AM8:23 AM
May 74:54 AM5:27 AM8:02 PM8:36 PM7:20 PM10:06 PM14 h 35 min+3.0 minWaning gibbous, 67%1:05 AM9:26 AM
May 84:52 AM5:26 AM8:03 PM8:37 PM7:21 PM10:08 PM14 h 37 min+2.0 minLast quarter, 57%1:37 AM10:33 AM
May 94:51 AM5:25 AM8:04 PM8:38 PM7:22 PM10:10 PM14 h 39 min+2.0 minLast quarter 4:11 PM2:03 AM11:42 AM
May 104:50 AM5:23 AM8:06 PM8:40 PM7:23 PM10:13 PM14 h 43 min+4.0 minWaning crescent, 36%2:25 AM12:53 PM
May 114:48 AM5:22 AM8:07 PM8:41 PM7:24 PM10:15 PM14 h 45 min+2.0 minWaning crescent, 26%2:44 AM2:04 PM
May 124:47 AM5:21 AM8:08 PM8:42 PM7:25 PM10:17 PM14 h 47 min+2.0 minWaning crescent, 17%3:02 AM3:17 PM
May 134:45 AM5:20 AM8:09 PM8:44 PM7:26 PM10:19 PM14 h 49 min+2.0 minWaning crescent, 10%3:21 AM4:34 PM
May 144:44 AM5:19 AM8:10 PM8:45 PM7:28 PM10:21 PM14 h 51 min+2.0 minWaning crescent, 5%3:41 AM5:54 PM
May 154:43 AM5:17 AM8:12 PM8:46 PM7:29 PM10:23 PM14 h 55 min+4.0 minWaning crescent, 1%4:06 AM7:19 PM
May 164:42 AM5:16 AM8:13 PM8:48 PM7:30 PM10:25 PM14 h 57 min+2.0 minNew moon 3:02 PM4:37 AM8:45 PM
May 174:40 AM5:15 AM8:14 PM8:49 PM7:31 PM10:27 PM14 h 59 min+2.0 minWaxing crescent, 1%5:18 AM10:07 PM
May 184:39 AM5:14 AM8:15 PM8:50 PM7:32 PM10:29 PM15 h 01 min+2.0 minWaxing crescent, 4%6:13 AM11:16 PM
May 194:38 AM5:13 AM8:16 PM8:51 PM7:33 PM10:31 PM15 h 03 min+2.0 minWaxing crescent, 10%7:22 AM
May 204:37 AM5:12 AM8:17 PM8:53 PM7:34 PM10:33 PM15 h 05 min+2.0 minWaxing crescent, 17%8:41 AM12:10 AM
May 214:36 AM5:11 AM8:18 PM8:54 PM7:35 PM10:36 PM15 h 07 min+2.0 minWaxing crescent, 26%10:02 AM12:50 AM
May 224:35 AM5:10 AM8:19 PM8:55 PM7:36 PM10:38 PM15 h 09 min+2.0 minWaxing crescent, 35%11:21 AM1:19 AM
May 234:34 AM5:09 AM8:20 PM8:56 PM7:36 PM10:40 PM15 h 11 min+2.0 minFirst quarter 6:11 AM12:36 PM1:42 AM
May 244:33 AM5:08 AM8:21 PM8:57 PM7:37 PM10:42 PM15 h 13 min+2.0 minFirst quarter, 56%1:47 PM2:01 AM
May 254:32 AM5:08 AM8:22 PM8:58 PM7:38 PM10:44 PM15 h 14 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 67%2:55 PM2:18 AM
May 264:31 AM5:07 AM8:23 PM9:00 PM7:39 PM10:45 PM15 h 16 min+2.0 minWaxing gibbous, 76%4:02 PM2:34 AM
May 274:30 AM5:06 AM8:24 PM9:01 PM7:40 PM10:47 PM15 h 18 min+2.0 minWaxing gibbous, 85%5:09 PM2:52 AM
May 284:29 AM5:05 AM8:25 PM9:02 PM7:41 PM10:49 PM15 h 20 min+2.0 minWaxing gibbous, 91%6:16 PM3:12 AM
May 294:28 AM5:05 AM8:26 PM9:03 PM7:42 PM10:51 PM15 h 21 min+1.0 minWaxing gibbous, 96%7:23 PM3:35 AM
May 304:27 AM5:04 AM8:27 PM9:04 PM7:43 PM10:53 PM15 h 23 min+2.0 minFull moon, 99%8:28 PM4:04 AM
May 314:27 AM5:03 AM8:28 PM9:05 PM7:43 PM10:55 PM15 h 25 min+2.0 minFull moon 3:46 AM9:28 PM4:39 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.