Sunrise and sunset times in Washington, DC
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Washington, as well as the whole calendar for November 2026.
Today
November 9, 2026. Current time: 7:35:57 am
Night ends at 5:13 am5:12:52 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:16 am6:16:06 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:44:14 am ESTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 4:59:13 pm ESTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 5:27 pm5:27:20 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:31 pm6:30:32 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Washington Tides
High 7:48 am 2.8 ftLow 2:30 pm 0.2 ftWashington Channel, D.C.
| Low tide | 2:33 am | 0.1 ft | 0.03 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 7:48 am | 2.8 ft | 0.86 m |
| Low tide | 2:30 pm | 0.2 ft | 0.05 m |
| High tide | 8:02 pm | 3.2 ft | 0.98 m |
| Low tide | 3:16 am | 0.1 ft | 0.04 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| High tide | 8:30 am | 2.8 ft | 0.84 m |
| Low tide | 3:07 pm | 0.2 ft | 0.07 m |
| High tide | 8:40 pm | 3.2 ft | 0.97 m |
Tide predictions: NOAA, station 8594900, Washington, Washington Channel, D.C. (harmonic station), heights above Mean Lower Low Water, local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and pressure change the real water level. Not for navigation.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 8.23° · Azimuth: 119.68° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 10 hours, 14 minutes
9 hours, 23 minutes left for today's sunset in Washington
Moonrise: 7:14 am
Moonset: 4:51 pmMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0.2%)🌑 New moon: today at 2:02 am · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 24 at 9:53 amTomorrow
November 10, 2026
Night ends at 5:14 am5:13:49 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:17 am6:17:08 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:45:20 am ESTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 4:58:19 pm ESTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 5:27 pm5:26:30 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 6:30 pm6:29:47 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 12 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Washington
Moonrise: 8:17 am Moonset: 5:30 pmMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (4%)
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Latitude: 38.907192 (North)
- Longitude: -77.036873 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Washington, DC
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 12 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 26 minutes.Longest day in Washington, DC
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 53 minutes.
November 2026 - Washington, District of Columbia - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of November in Washington.
All times are in Washington's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4) until November 1, 2026, and Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) from then on.
The day length shortens by 53 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Washington, DC - from 10 hours, 32 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 39 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. | Moonrise | Moonset |
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| Sun, Nov 1 🕐 -1h | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:07:46 am | 6:35:25 am | +1m 5son the clock: -58m 55s | 5:07:27 pm | -1m 8son the clock: -1h 1m 8s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.5:35:05 pm | 10h 32m 2s | -2m 14s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:51:40 am | 36.51° | 5:36:16 am | 6:06:33 pm | 5:05:11 am | 6:37:37 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.13h 29m 3s | 🌗 (46%) Last quarter at 3:28 pmLast quarter at 3:28 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 46% illuminated |
12:51:41 am | 14.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 2 | 6:08:48 am | 6:36:30 am | +1m 5s | 5:06:20 pm | -1m 7s | 5:34:01 pm | 10h 29m 50s | -2m 12s | 11:51:39 am | 36.19° | 5:37:15 am | 6:05:33 pm | 5:06:08 am | 6:36:38 pm | 13h 31m 16s | 🌘 (35%)Waning Crescent: 35% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:39 pm | 14.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | 6:09:50 am | 6:37:36 am | +1m 6s | 5:05:14 pm | -1m 6s | 5:32:59 pm | 10h 27m 38s | -2m 11s | 11:51:39 am | 35.88° | 5:38:14 am | 6:04:34 pm | 5:07:06 am | 6:35:41 pm | 13h 33m 28s | 🌘 (25%)Waning Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:40 pm | 15.2° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 4 | 6:10:52 am | 6:38:42 am | +1m 6s | 5:04:10 pm | -1m 4s | 5:31:59 pm | 10h 25m 28s | -2m 10s | 11:51:40 am | 35.57° | 5:39:14 am | 6:03:36 pm | 5:08:04 am | 6:34:45 pm | 13h 35m 38s | 🌘 (17%)Waning Crescent: 17% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:41 pm | 15.5° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 5 | 6:11:55 am | 6:39:48 am | +1m 6s | 5:03:08 pm | -1m 2s | 5:31:00 pm | 10h 23m 20s | -2m 9s | 11:51:42 am | 35.27° | 5:40:13 am | 6:02:40 pm | 5:09:01 am | 6:33:51 pm | 13h 37m 46s | 🌘 (10%)Waning Crescent: 10% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:43 pm | 15.8° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 6 | 6:12:57 am | 6:40:54 am | +1m 6s | 5:02:07 pm | -1m 1s | 5:30:03 pm | 10h 21m 13s | -2m 7s | 11:51:44 am | 34.97° | 5:41:13 am | 6:01:46 pm | 5:09:59 am | 6:32:59 pm | 13h 39m 53s | 🌘 (5%)Waning Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:46 pm | 16.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | 6:14:00 am | 6:42:00 am | +1m 6s | 5:01:07 pm | -1m 0s | 5:29:07 pm | 10h 19m 7s | -2m 6s | 11:51:47 am | 34.67° | 5:42:12 am | 6:00:54 pm | 5:10:57 am | 6:32:08 pm | 13h 42m 0s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:49 pm | 16.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:15:03 am | 6:43:07 am | +1m 7s | 5:00:09 pm | -58s | 5:28:13 pm | 10h 17m 2s | -2m 4s | 11:51:51 am | 34.38° | 5:43:12 am | 6:00:03 pm | 5:11:54 am | 6:31:19 pm | 13h 44m 5s | 🌘 (0.2%)Waning Crescent: 0.2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:51:54 pm | 16.7° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6:16:06 am | 6:44:14 am | +1m 7s | 4:59:13 pm | -56s | 5:27:20 pm | 10h 14m 59s | -2m 3s | 11:51:56 am | 34.10° | 5:44:12 am | 5:59:13 pm | 5:12:52 am | 6:30:32 pm | 13h 46m 7s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 2:02 amNew moon at 2:02 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
11:51:59 pm | 17.0° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6:17:08 am | 6:45:20 am | +1m 6s | 4:58:19 pm | -54s | 5:26:30 pm | 10h 12m 59s | -2m 1s | 11:52:02 am | 33.82° | 5:45:11 am | 5:58:26 pm | 5:13:49 am | 6:29:47 pm | 13h 48m 8s | 🌒 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:06 pm | 17.3° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6:18:11 am | 6:46:27 am | +1m 7s | 4:57:26 pm | -53s | 5:25:41 pm | 10h 10m 59s | -2m 0s | 11:52:09 am | 33.54° | 5:46:11 am | 5:57:40 pm | 5:14:47 am | 6:29:03 pm | 13h 50m 8s | 🌒 (8%)Waxing Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:13 pm | 17.6° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6:19:14 am | 6:47:34 am | +1m 7s | 4:56:34 pm | -52s | 5:24:53 pm | 10h 9m 0s | -1m 58s | 11:52:16 am | 33.27° | 5:47:11 am | 5:56:56 pm | 5:15:44 am | 6:28:22 pm | 13h 52m 6s | 🌒 (14%)Waxing Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:21 pm | 17.8° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6:20:17 am | 6:48:40 am | +1m 6s | 4:55:45 pm | -49s | 5:24:08 pm | 10h 7m 5s | -1m 56s | 11:52:25 am | 33.00° | 5:48:10 am | 5:56:14 pm | 5:16:42 am | 6:27:42 pm | 13h 54m 2s | 🌒 (21%)Waxing Crescent: 21% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:30 pm | 18.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6:21:20 am | 6:49:47 am | +1m 7s | 4:54:57 pm | -48s | 5:23:24 pm | 10h 5m 10s | -1m 54s | 11:52:34 am | 32.74° | 5:49:10 am | 5:55:33 pm | 5:17:39 am | 6:27:03 pm | 13h 55m 56s | 🌒 (29%)Waxing Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:39 pm | 18.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:22:22 am | 6:50:53 am | +1m 6s | 4:54:12 pm | -45s | 5:22:42 pm | 10h 3m 19s | -1m 52s | 11:52:44 am | 32.49° | 5:50:09 am | 5:54:55 pm | 5:18:36 am | 6:26:27 pm | 13h 57m 48s | 🌒 (38%)Waxing Crescent: 38% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:52:50 pm | 18.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6:23:25 am | 6:52:00 am | +1m 7s | 4:53:28 pm | -44s | 5:22:02 pm | 10h 1m 28s | -1m 50s | 11:52:55 am | 32.24° | 5:51:08 am | 5:54:18 pm | 5:19:33 am | 6:25:53 pm | 13h 59m 38s | 🌒 (47%)Waxing Crescent: 47% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:01 pm | 18.9° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6:24:27 am | 6:53:06 am | +1m 6s | 4:52:46 pm | -42s | 5:21:24 pm | 9h 59m 40s | -1m 48s | 11:53:07 am | 31.99° | 5:52:07 am | 5:53:43 pm | 5:20:30 am | 6:25:20 pm | 14h 1m 26s | 🌓 (57%) First quarter at 6:47 amFirst quarter at 6:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 57% illuminated |
11:53:14 pm | 19.1° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6:25:29 am | 6:54:12 am | +1m 6s | 4:52:05 pm | -41s | 5:20:48 pm | 9h 57m 53s | -1m 46s | 11:53:20 am | 31.76° | 5:53:06 am | 5:53:10 pm | 5:21:26 am | 6:24:50 pm | 14h 3m 13s | 🌔 (67%)Waxing Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:27 pm | 19.3° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6:26:31 am | 6:55:18 am | +1m 6s | 4:51:27 pm | -38s | 5:20:13 pm | 9h 56m 9s | -1m 44s | 11:53:33 am | 31.52° | 5:54:05 am | 5:52:39 pm | 5:22:22 am | 6:24:21 pm | 14h 4m 56s | 🌔 (76%)Waxing Gibbous: 76% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:40 pm | 19.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 20 | 6:27:33 am | 6:56:23 am | +1m 5s | 4:50:51 pm | -36s | 5:19:41 pm | 9h 54m 28s | -1m 42s | 11:53:47 am | 31.30° | 5:55:03 am | 5:52:10 pm | 5:23:19 am | 6:23:54 pm | 14h 6m 37s | 🌔 (85%)Waxing Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:53:55 pm | 19.8° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | 6:28:34 am | 6:57:28 am | +1m 5s | 4:50:16 pm | -35s | 5:19:10 pm | 9h 52m 48s | -1m 39s | 11:54:02 am | 31.08° | 5:56:01 am | 5:51:43 pm | 5:24:14 am | 6:23:29 pm | 14h 8m 17s | 🌔 (92%)Waxing Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:10 pm | 20.0° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:29:35 am | 6:58:33 am | +1m 5s | 4:49:44 pm | -32s | 5:18:41 pm | 9h 51m 11s | -1m 37s | 11:54:18 am | 30.86° | 5:56:59 am | 5:51:17 pm | 5:25:10 am | 6:23:06 pm | 14h 9m 53s | 🌔 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:27 pm | 20.2° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 23 | 6:30:36 am | 6:59:37 am | +1m 4s | 4:49:14 pm | -30s | 5:18:15 pm | 9h 49m 37s | -1m 35s | 11:54:35 am | 30.65° | 5:57:57 am | 5:50:54 pm | 5:26:05 am | 6:22:45 pm | 14h 11m 27s | 🌔 (99.5%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:54:44 pm | 20.4° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 24 | 6:31:36 am | 7:00:41 am | +1m 4s | 4:48:46 pm | -28s | 5:17:50 pm | 9h 48m 5s | -1m 32s | 11:54:53 am | 30.45° | 5:58:54 am | 5:50:32 pm | 5:27:00 am | 6:22:26 pm | 14h 12m 58s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 9:53 amFull moon at 9:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
11:55:02 pm | 20.6° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 6:32:36 am | 7:01:44 am | +1m 3s | 4:48:19 pm | -27s | 5:17:27 pm | 9h 46m 35s | -1m 29s | 11:55:11 am | 30.25° | 5:59:50 am | 5:50:13 pm | 5:27:54 am | 6:22:08 pm | 14h 14m 28s | 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:21 pm | 20.8° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 26 | 6:33:35 am | 7:02:47 am | +1m 3s | 4:47:55 pm | -24s | 5:17:07 pm | 9h 45m 8s | -1m 27s | 11:55:30 am | 30.06° | 6:00:47 am | 5:49:55 pm | 5:28:48 am | 6:21:53 pm | 14h 15m 54s | 🌖 (90%)Waning Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:55:40 pm | 21.0° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | 6:34:34 am | 7:03:49 am | +1m 2s | 4:47:33 pm | -22s | 5:16:48 pm | 9h 43m 44s | -1m 24s | 11:55:49 am | 29.88° | 6:01:42 am | 5:49:39 pm | 5:29:42 am | 6:21:39 pm | 14h 17m 17s | 🌖 (82%)Waning Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:00 pm | 21.2° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | 6:35:32 am | 7:04:50 am | +1m 1s | 4:47:13 pm | -20s | 5:16:32 pm | 9h 42m 23s | -1m 21s | 11:56:10 am | 29.71° | 6:02:38 am | 5:49:26 pm | 5:30:35 am | 6:21:28 pm | 14h 18m 38s | 🌖 (72%)Waning Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:21 pm | 21.4° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:36:29 am | 7:05:51 am | +1m 1s | 4:46:55 pm | -18s | 5:16:17 pm | 9h 41m 4s | -1m 18s | 11:56:31 am | 29.54° | 6:03:32 am | 5:49:14 pm | 5:31:27 am | 6:21:18 pm | 14h 19m 56s | 🌖 (62%)Waning Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:56:42 pm | 21.6° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 30 | 6:37:26 am | 7:06:51 am | +1m 0s | 4:46:40 pm | -15s | 5:16:04 pm | 9h 39m 49s | -1m 15s | 11:56:53 am | 29.37° | 6:04:26 am | 5:49:04 pm | 5:32:19 am | 6:21:10 pm | 14h 21m 10s | 🌖 (51%)Waning Gibbous: 51% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:57:04 pm | 21.7° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Washington, DC - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Washington, DC for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Washington, DC.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Washington, DC
In Washington, DC, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:42 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:34 am. The earliest sunset is on December 6 at 4:45 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:37 pm.
Washington, DC gets 5h 27m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 53m versus 9h 26m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 11m.
Washington, DC Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Washington. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Washington.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 27.6° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 74.4° (around Jun 21) in Washington. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Washington, DC
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Washington, DC — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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