Sunrise and sunset times in Washington, DC
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Washington, DC, United States, as well as the whole calendar for July 2026.
Today
July 9, 2026 . Current time: 7:06:35 am
First light at 5:19:45 am
Sunrise time: 5:49:41 am
Sunset time: 8:37:12 pm
Last light at 9:07:09 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 47 minutes
13 hours, 30 minutes left for today's sunset in Washington
Moon rose on Jul 9 at 12:05 AM
Moon will set on Jul 9 at 2:46 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (32%)🌑 New moon: Jul 14 at 5:45 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Jul 29 at 10:37 AMTomorrow
July 10, 2026
First light at 5:20:28 am
Sunrise time: 5:50:21 am
Sunset time: 8:36:50 pm
Last light at 9:06:43 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 46 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in Washington
Moon will rise on Jul 10 at 12:41 AM Moon will set on Jul 10 at 4:03 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (15%)
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Latitude: 38.907192
- Longitude: -77.036873
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Washington, DC
The shortest day of the year will be in 6 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 29 minutes.Longest day in Washington, DC
The longest day of the year was 19 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 57 minutes.
July 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 July in Washington.
The day length shortens by 39 minutes over the course of July 2026 in Washington, DC - from 14 hours, 53 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 14 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Wed, Jul 1 | 5:14:48 am | 5:45:07 am | 8:39:03 pm | 9:09:23 pm | 14h 53m 56s | 14h 53m 56s | 1:12:05 pm | 62° | 4:34:40 am | 9:49:30 pm | 3:48:45 am | 10:35:26 pm | 9h 6m 34s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 5:15:20 am | 5:45:37 am | 8:38:56 pm | 9:09:13 pm | 14h 53m 19s | 0m -37s | 1:12:17 pm | 61.9° | 4:35:16 am | 9:49:17 pm | 3:49:28 am | 10:35:05 pm | 9h 7m 12s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 5:15:54 am | 5:46:08 am | 8:38:47 pm | 9:09:02 pm | 14h 52m 39s | 0m -40s | 1:12:28 pm | 61.8° | 4:35:54 am | 9:49:01 pm | 3:50:14 am | 10:34:42 pm | 9h 7m 54s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 5:16:29 am | 5:46:41 am | 8:38:36 pm | 9:08:48 pm | 14h 51m 55s | 0m -44s | 1:12:39 pm | 61.7° | 4:36:34 am | 9:48:43 pm | 3:51:02 am | 10:34:15 pm | 9h 8m 39s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 5:17:05 am | 5:47:15 am | 8:38:23 pm | 9:08:33 pm | 14h 51m 8s | 0m -47s | 1:12:49 pm | 61.6° | 4:37:16 am | 9:48:22 pm | 3:51:52 am | 10:33:45 pm | 9h 9m 27s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 5:17:43 am | 5:47:50 am | 8:38:08 pm | 9:08:15 pm | 14h 50m 18s | 0m -50s | 1:12:59 pm | 61.5° | 4:37:59 am | 9:47:59 pm | 3:52:45 am | 10:33:13 pm | 9h 10m 18s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 5:18:22 am | 5:48:26 am | 8:37:52 pm | 9:07:55 pm | 14h 49m 26s | 0m -52s | 1:13:09 pm | 61.4° | 4:38:44 am | 9:47:34 pm | 3:53:40 am | 10:32:38 pm | 9h 11m 11s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 5:19:03 am | 5:49:03 am | 8:37:33 pm | 9:07:33 pm | 14h 48m 30s | 0m -56s | 1:13:18 pm | 61.3° | 4:39:30 am | 9:47:06 pm | 3:54:37 am | 10:31:59 pm | 9h 12m 8s | 🌗 (46%) |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 5:19:45 am | 5:49:41 am | 8:37:12 pm | 9:07:09 pm | 14h 47m 31s | 0m -59s | 1:13:27 pm | 61.2° | 4:40:18 am | 9:46:36 pm | 3:55:35 am | 10:31:19 pm | 9h 13m 9s | 🌘 (35%) |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 5:20:28 am | 5:50:21 am | 8:36:50 pm | 9:06:43 pm | 14h 46m 29s | -1m -2s | 1:13:35 pm | 61.1° | 4:41:08 am | 9:46:03 pm | 3:56:36 am | 10:30:35 pm | 9h 14m 11s | 🌘 (25%) |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 5:21:12 am | 5:51:01 am | 8:36:26 pm | 9:06:15 pm | 14h 45m 25s | -1m -4s | 1:13:43 pm | 60.9° | 4:41:58 am | 9:45:28 pm | 3:57:38 am | 10:29:49 pm | 9h 15m 17s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 5:21:57 am | 5:51:43 am | 8:35:59 pm | 9:05:45 pm | 14h 44m 16s | -1m -9s | 1:13:51 pm | 60.8° | 4:42:51 am | 9:44:51 pm | 3:58:42 am | 10:29:00 pm | 9h 16m 26s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 5:22:44 am | 5:52:25 am | 8:35:31 pm | 9:05:12 pm | 14h 43m 6s | -1m -10s | 1:13:58 pm | 60.7° | 4:43:44 am | 9:44:12 pm | 3:59:48 am | 10:28:08 pm | 9h 17m 37s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 5:23:31 am | 5:53:08 am | 8:35:01 pm | 9:04:38 pm | 14h 41m 53s | -1m -13s | 1:14:05 pm | 60.5° | 4:44:39 am | 9:43:31 pm | 4:00:55 am | 10:27:14 pm | 9h 18m 51s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 5:24:20 am | 5:53:52 am | 8:34:29 pm | 9:04:02 pm | 14h 40m 37s | -1m -16s | 1:14:11 pm | 60.3° | 4:45:35 am | 9:42:47 pm | 4:02:04 am | 10:26:18 pm | 9h 20m 8s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 5:25:09 am | 5:54:37 am | 8:33:55 pm | 9:03:24 pm | 14h 39m 18s | -1m -19s | 1:14:16 pm | 60.2° | 4:46:32 am | 9:42:01 pm | 4:03:14 am | 10:25:19 pm | 9h 21m 28s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Fri, Jul 17 | 5:25:59 am | 5:55:23 am | 8:33:20 pm | 9:02:44 pm | 14h 37m 57s | -1m -21s | 1:14:21 pm | 60° | 4:47:30 am | 9:41:13 pm | 4:04:25 am | 10:24:18 pm | 9h 22m 50s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 5:26:50 am | 5:56:10 am | 8:32:42 pm | 9:02:02 pm | 14h 36m 32s | -1m -25s | 1:14:26 pm | 59.8° | 4:48:29 am | 9:40:23 pm | 4:05:37 am | 10:23:15 pm | 9h 24m 15s | 🌒 (18%) |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 5:27:42 am | 5:56:57 am | 8:32:03 pm | 9:01:18 pm | 14h 35m 6s | -1m -26s | 1:14:30 pm | 59.7° | 4:49:29 am | 9:39:32 pm | 4:06:51 am | 10:22:09 pm | 9h 25m 42s | 🌒 (27%) |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 5:28:34 am | 5:57:45 am | 8:31:22 pm | 9:00:33 pm | 14h 33m 37s | -1m -29s | 1:14:34 pm | 59.5° | 4:50:29 am | 9:38:38 pm | 4:08:05 am | 10:21:02 pm | 9h 27m 11s | 🌒 (37%) |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 5:29:28 am | 5:58:33 am | 8:30:40 pm | 8:59:45 pm | 14h 32m 7s | -1m -30s | 1:14:36 pm | 59.3° | 4:51:31 am | 9:37:42 pm | 4:09:21 am | 10:19:52 pm | 9h 28m 42s | 🌓 (47%) |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 5:30:22 am | 5:59:22 am | 8:29:55 pm | 8:58:56 pm | 14h 30m 33s | -1m -34s | 1:14:39 pm | 59.1° | 4:52:33 am | 9:36:44 pm | 4:10:37 am | 10:18:40 pm | 9h 30m 17s | 🌔 (57%) |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 5:31:16 am | 6:00:12 am | 8:29:09 pm | 8:58:05 pm | 14h 28m 57s | -1m -36s | 1:14:40 pm | 58.9° | 4:53:37 am | 9:35:44 pm | 4:11:54 am | 10:17:27 pm | 9h 31m 53s | 🌔 (66%) |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 5:32:11 am | 6:01:02 am | 8:28:21 pm | 8:57:12 pm | 14h 27m 19s | -1m -38s | 1:14:42 pm | 58.7° | 4:54:40 am | 9:34:43 pm | 4:13:12 am | 10:16:11 pm | 9h 33m 32s | 🌔 (75%) |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 5:33:07 am | 6:01:53 am | 8:27:32 pm | 8:56:17 pm | 14h 25m 39s | -1m -40s | 1:14:42 pm | 58.4° | 4:55:45 am | 9:33:40 pm | 4:14:30 am | 10:14:54 pm | 9h 35m 12s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 5:34:03 am | 6:02:44 am | 8:26:40 pm | 8:55:21 pm | 14h 23m 56s | -1m -43s | 1:14:42 pm | 58.2° | 4:56:49 am | 9:32:35 pm | 4:15:49 am | 10:13:35 pm | 9h 36m 55s | 🌔 (89%) |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 5:35:00 am | 6:03:35 am | 8:25:48 pm | 8:54:23 pm | 14h 22m 13s | -1m -43s | 1:14:42 pm | 58° | 4:57:55 am | 9:31:28 pm | 4:17:09 am | 10:12:14 pm | 9h 38m 39s | 🌔 (94%) |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 5:35:57 am | 6:04:27 am | 8:24:53 pm | 8:53:24 pm | 14h 20m 26s | -1m -47s | 1:14:40 pm | 57.8° | 4:59:01 am | 9:30:20 pm | 4:18:29 am | 10:10:52 pm | 9h 40m 27s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 5:36:54 am | 6:05:20 am | 8:23:57 pm | 8:52:23 pm | 14h 18m 37s | -1m -49s | 1:14:38 pm | 57.5° | 5:00:07 am | 9:29:10 pm | 4:19:49 am | 10:09:28 pm | 9h 42m 15s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 5:37:52 am | 6:06:12 am | 8:23:00 pm | 8:51:20 pm | 14h 16m 48s | -1m -49s | 1:14:36 pm | 57.3° | 5:01:13 am | 9:27:59 pm | 4:21:10 am | 10:08:02 pm | 9h 44m 5s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 5:38:50 am | 6:07:05 am | 8:22:01 pm | 8:50:16 pm | 14h 14m 56s | -1m -52s | 1:14:33 pm | 57° | 5:02:20 am | 9:26:46 pm | 4:22:31 am | 10:06:35 pm | 9h 45m 57s | 🌖 (98%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Washington, DC - 2026
The followin 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 5:40 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:33 am. The earliest sunset is on December 7 at 4:47 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:39 pm.
Washington, DC gets 5h 27m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 57m versus 9h 29m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
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