Sunset Time in Washington Today & Golden Hour

Today’s sunset, golden hour and blue hour in Washington, DC, and a day-by-day calendar through the end of 2027.

Sunset and golden hour calendar

Times are local time in Washington (America/New York), including daylight saving changes, for sea level at 38.91°N, 77.04°W. Hills, buildings and haze can make the sun disappear a few minutes earlier.

Washington sunset facts for 2027

• Earliest sunset of 2027: December 7 at 4:46 pm.
• Latest sunset of 2027: June 28 at 8:37 pm.
• Latest sunrise of 2027: November 6 at 7:41 am.
• Shortest day: December 19, 9h 25m of daylight. Longest day: June 17, 14h 53m.

The earliest sunset doesn’t fall on the shortest day. Because of the tilt of Earth’s axis and its elliptical orbit, solar noon drifts through the year, so in the Northern Hemisphere the earliest sunsets come a couple of weeks before the December solstice and the latest sunrises a couple of weeks after it. Where clocks change for daylight saving time, the latest clock-time sunrise often lands just before the clocks go back instead.

When is golden hour in Washington?

The evening golden hour starts when the sun is about 6° above the horizon and runs until a little after sunset, when the light turns blue. In Washington that is roughly 45 to 75 minutes depending on the season; it lasts longer in winter at higher latitudes because the sun sets at a shallower angle. Civil dusk, when the sun is 6° below the horizon, marks the end of the blue hour.

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