December 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Washington, D.C., United States 🇺🇸

Sun: Night

Sunrise Today: 05:43 ↑ 58.5° ENE

Sunset Today: 20:36 ↑ 301.5° WNW

Day Length: 14h 53m

Sun Direction: NNW

Sun Altitude: -26.36°

Sun Distance: 152.009 million km

Next Solstice: Sunday, 21 June 2026 (June Solstice)

December 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Washington, D.C.

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Day	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylight		Astronomical Twilight		Nautical Twilight		Civil Twilight		Solar Noon
Day	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Start	End	Start	End	Start	End	Time	Sun Dist. (Mil km)
1	07:08 ↑ 118° ESE	16:46 ↑ 242° WSW	9h 38m	-1m 12s	05:33	18:21	06:05	17:49	06:38	17:16	11:56	147.53
2	07:09 ↑ 118° ESE	16:45 ↑ 242° WSW	9h 36m	-1m 09s	05:33	18:21	06:06	17:48	06:38	17:16	11:57	147.50
3	07:10 ↑ 118° ESE	16:45 ↑ 242° WSW	9h 35m	-1m 06s	05:34	18:21	06:06	17:48	06:39	17:15	11:57	147.47
4	07:10 ↑ 118° ESE	16:45 ↑ 242° WSW	9h 34m	-1m 03s	05:35	18:21	06:07	17:48	06:40	17:15	11:58	147.46
5	07:11 ↑ 119° ESE	16:45 ↑ 241° WSW	9h 33m	-0m 59s	05:36	18:21	06:08	17:48	06:41	17:15	11:58	147.44
6	07:12 ↑ 119° ESE	16:45 ↑ 241° WSW	9h 32m	-0m 56s	05:37	18:21	06:09	17:48	06:42	17:15	11:58	147.42
7	07:13 ↑ 119° ESE	16:45 ↑ 241° WSW	9h 31m	-0m 53s	05:37	18:21	06:10	17:49	06:43	17:15	11:59	147.39
8	07:14 ↑ 119° ESE	16:45 ↑ 241° WSW	9h 31m	-0m 49s	05:38	18:21	06:11	17:49	06:44	17:15	11:59	147.38
9	07:15 ↑ 119° ESE	16:45 ↑ 241° WSW	9h 30m	-0m 46s	05:39	18:21	06:11	17:49	06:44	17:16	12:00	147.35
10	07:16 ↑ 119° ESE	16:45 ↑ 241° WSW	9h 29m	-0m 42s	05:40	18:21	06:12	17:49	06:45	17:16	12:00	147.34
11	07:16 ↑ 119° ESE	16:45 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 28m	-0m 39s	05:40	18:21	06:13	17:49	06:46	17:16	12:01	147.31
12	07:17 ↑ 120° ESE	16:46 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 28m	-0m 35s	05:41	18:22	06:14	17:49	06:47	17:16	12:01	147.30
13	07:18 ↑ 120° ESE	16:46 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 27m	-0m 32s	05:42	18:22	06:14	17:50	06:47	17:16	12:02	147.28
14	07:19 ↑ 120° ESE	16:46 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 27m	-0m 28s	05:43	18:22	06:15	17:50	06:48	17:17	12:02	147.26
15	07:19 ↑ 120° ESE	16:46 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 26m	-0m 24s	05:43	18:23	06:16	17:50	06:49	17:17	12:03	147.25
16	07:20 ↑ 120° ESE	16:47 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 26m	-0m 21s	05:44	18:23	06:16	17:51	06:50	17:17	12:03	147.24
17	07:21 ↑ 120° ESE	16:47 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 26m	-0m 17s	05:44	18:23	06:17	17:51	06:50	17:18	12:04	147.22
18	07:21 ↑ 120° ESE	16:47 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 26m	-0m 13s	05:45	18:24	06:17	17:51	06:51	17:18	12:04	147.21
19	07:22 ↑ 120° ESE	16:48 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 25m	-0m 10s	05:46	18:24	06:18	17:52	06:51	17:18	12:05	147.19
20	07:22 ↑ 120° ESE	16:48 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 25m	-0m 06s	05:46	18:25	06:19	17:52	06:52	17:19	12:05	147.18
21	07:23 ↑ 120° ESE	16:49 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 25m	-0m 02s	05:47	18:25	06:19	17:53	06:52	17:19	12:05	147.17
22	07:23 ↑ 120° ESE	16:49 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 25m	+0m 01s	05:47	18:26	06:20	17:53	06:53	17:20	12:06	147.16
23	07:24 ↑ 120° ESE	16:50 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 25m	+0m 05s	05:48	18:26	06:20	17:54	06:53	17:20	12:06	147.15
24	07:24 ↑ 120° ESE	16:50 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 25m	+0m 08s	05:48	18:27	06:20	17:54	06:54	17:21	12:07	147.14
25	07:25 ↑ 120° ESE	16:51 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 26m	+0m 12s	05:48	18:27	06:21	17:55	06:54	17:22	12:07	147.13
26	07:25 ↑ 120° ESE	16:52 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 26m	+0m 16s	05:49	18:28	06:21	17:55	06:55	17:22	12:08	147.12
27	07:25 ↑ 120° ESE	16:52 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 26m	+0m 20s	05:49	18:29	06:22	17:56	06:55	17:23	12:08	147.12
28	07:26 ↑ 120° ESE	16:53 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 27m	+0m 23s	05:50	18:29	06:22	17:57	06:55	17:23	12:09	147.12
29	07:26 ↑ 120° ESE	16:54 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 27m	+0m 27s	05:50	18:30	06:22	17:57	06:56	17:24	12:09	147.11
30	07:26 ↑ 120° ESE	16:54 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 28m	+0m 31s	05:50	18:31	06:22	17:58	06:56	17:25	12:10	147.11
31	07:26 ↑ 120° ESE	16:55 ↑ 240° WSW	9h 28m	+0m 34s	05:50	18:31	06:23	17:59	06:56	17:26	12:10	147.11
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What time does the sun rise today in Washington, D.C.?

In Washington, D.C., United States, sunrise today is at local time. This is the moment when the upper edge of the sun first appears above the horizon and direct sunlight begins to illuminate the city.

What time does the sun set today in Washington, D.C.?

Sunset today in Washington, D.C. is at local time. This is the moment when the upper edge of the sun disappears below the horizon, after which the sky enters civil twilight before darkening fully.

How long is the day today in Washington, D.C.?

Day length today in Washington, D.C. is N/A — the elapsed time between sunrise at and sunset at . Day length changes by a few minutes each day, gradually growing from the winter solstice and shrinking from the summer solstice.

What time is solar noon in Washington, D.C.?

Solar noon in Washington, D.C. is at . This is the moment the sun crosses the local meridian and is highest in the sky — usually different from civil noon (12:00) because of daylight-saving time and because civil time zones cover wide longitude bands.

What is the golden hour in Washington, D.C.?

Golden hour is the period shortly after sunrise (around ) and shortly before sunset (around ) when the sun is low on the horizon and the light is warm and diffuse. In Washington, D.C. this gives photographers approximately 40-60 minutes of soft, directional light at each end of the day.

What is twilight and when does it occur in Washington, D.C.?

Civil twilight runs from sunset at until the sun reaches 6° below the horizon. After that comes nautical twilight (sun 6° to 12° below) and astronomical twilight (12° to 18° below). At extreme latitudes around the summer solstice, the sun may never dip 18° below the horizon, giving rise to so-called 'white nights'.

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