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 December 2024.

Today

December 12, 2024 . Current time: 2:19:33 pm

Sun rising over the horizon

First light at 6:48:03 am

Sunrise time: 7:16:21 am

Sun setting behind the horizon

Sunset time: 4:47:59 pm

Last light at 5:16:17 pm

Day length: 9 hours, 31 minutes

2 hours, 28 minutes left for today's sunset in Washington

Moonset icon Moon set on Dec 12 at 04:09 AMMoonrise icon Moon will rise on Dec 12 at 02:24 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (91%)

Tomorrow

December 13, 2024

Sun rising over the horizon

First light at 6:48:46 am

Sunrise time: 7:17:04 am

Sun setting behind the horizon

Sunset time: 4:48:13 pm

Last light at 5:16:31 pm

Day length: 9 hours, 31 minutes

Tomorrow will be 0 minutes shorter than today in Washington

Moonset icon Moon will set on Dec 13 at 05:27 AMMoonrise icon Moon will rise on Dec 13 at 03:04 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (98%)
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Shortest day in Washington, DC

The shortest day of the year will be in 7 days, during the winter solstice on December 20, 2024, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 29 minutes.

Longest day in Washington, DC

The longest day of the year was around 5 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2024, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 57 minutes.
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December 2024 - 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 December in Washington.

The day length shortens by 8 minutes over the course of December 2024, from 9 hours, 41 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 32 minutes on the last in Washington, DC.

  
Day Twilight Start Sunrise Sunset Twilight End Day Length Solar Noon Info Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. Nautical Twilight Start Nautical Twilight End Astronomical Twilight Start Astronomical Twilight End Night Length Info Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. Moon phase
Sun, Dec 1 6:39:00 am 7:06:55 am 4:47:57 pm 5:15:51 pm 9h 41m 2s 11:57:26 am 6:05:57 am 5:48:54 pm 5:33:48 am 6:21:03 pm 14h 19m 55s 🌑 (0%)
Mon, Dec 2 6:39:55 am 7:07:52 am 4:47:46 pm 5:15:43 pm 9h 39m 54s 11:57:49 am 6:06:49 am 5:48:49 pm 5:34:38 am 6:20:59 pm 14h 21m 2s 🌒 (1%)
Tue, Dec 3 6:40:48 am 7:08:48 am 4:47:37 pm 5:15:37 pm 9h 38m 49s 11:58:13 am 6:07:40 am 5:48:45 pm 5:35:27 am 6:20:58 pm 14h 22m 6s 🌒 (4%)
Wed, Dec 4 6:41:41 am 7:09:43 am 4:47:31 pm 5:15:33 pm 9h 37m 48s 11:58:37 am 6:08:30 am 5:48:44 pm 5:36:16 am 6:20:58 pm 14h 23m 6s 🌒 (9%)
Thu, Dec 5 6:42:32 am 7:10:37 am 4:47:27 pm 5:15:32 pm 9h 36m 50s 11:59:02 am 6:09:20 am 5:48:44 pm 5:37:04 am 6:21:00 pm 14h 24m 3s 🌒 (16%)
Fri, Dec 6 6:43:23 am 7:11:30 am 4:47:25 pm 5:15:32 pm 9h 35m 55s 11:59:27 am 6:10:08 am 5:48:47 pm 5:37:51 am 6:21:04 pm 14h 24m 57s 🌒 (24%)
Sat, Dec 7 6:44:13 am 7:12:22 am 4:47:25 pm 5:15:34 pm 9h 35m 3s 11:59:53 am 6:10:56 am 5:48:51 pm 5:38:37 am 6:21:10 pm 14h 25m 47s 🌒 (34%)
Sun, Dec 8 6:45:01 am 7:13:12 am 4:47:28 pm 5:15:39 pm 9h 34m 16s 12:00:20 pm 6:11:43 am 5:48:57 pm 5:39:22 am 6:21:18 pm 14h 26m 33s 🌓 (45%)
Mon, Dec 9 6:45:49 am 7:14:01 am 4:47:33 pm 5:15:45 pm 9h 33m 32s 12:00:47 pm 6:12:28 am 5:49:06 pm 5:40:07 am 6:21:27 pm 14h 27m 16s 🌔 (56%)
Tue, Dec 10 6:46:35 am 7:14:49 am 4:47:39 pm 5:15:54 pm 9h 32m 50s 12:01:14 pm 6:13:13 am 5:49:16 pm 5:40:50 am 6:21:38 pm 14h 27m 57s 🌔 (68%)
Wed, Dec 11 6:47:20 am 7:15:36 am 4:47:48 pm 5:16:04 pm 9h 32m 12s 12:01:42 pm 6:13:56 am 5:49:28 pm 5:41:32 am 6:21:52 pm 14h 28m 33s 🌔 (78%)
Thu, Dec 12 6:48:03 am 7:16:21 am 4:47:59 pm 5:16:17 pm 9h 31m 38s 12:02:10 pm 6:14:39 am 5:49:41 pm 5:42:14 am 6:22:06 pm 14h 29m 5s 🌔 (87%)
Fri, Dec 13 6:48:46 am 7:17:04 am 4:48:13 pm 5:16:31 pm 9h 31m 9s 12:02:38 pm 6:15:20 am 5:49:57 pm 5:42:54 am 6:22:23 pm 14h 29m 33s 🌔 (94%)
Sat, Dec 14 6:49:27 am 7:17:46 am 4:48:28 pm 5:16:48 pm 9h 30m 42s 12:03:07 pm 6:16:00 am 5:50:15 pm 5:43:33 am 6:22:41 pm 14h 29m 59s 🌔 (98%)
Sun, Dec 15 6:50:06 am 7:18:27 am 4:48:45 pm 5:17:06 pm 9h 30m 18s 12:03:36 pm 6:16:38 am 5:50:34 pm 5:44:11 am 6:23:01 pm 14h 30m 21s 🌕 (100%)
Mon, Dec 16 6:50:44 am 7:19:06 am 4:49:05 pm 5:17:26 pm 9h 29m 59s 12:04:05 pm 6:17:15 am 5:50:55 pm 5:44:48 am 6:23:23 pm 14h 30m 38s 🌖 (99%)
Tue, Dec 17 6:51:21 am 7:19:43 am 4:49:26 pm 5:17:49 pm 9h 29m 43s 12:04:35 pm 6:17:51 am 5:51:18 pm 5:45:23 am 6:23:46 pm 14h 30m 52s 🌖 (96%)
Wed, Dec 18 6:51:56 am 7:20:18 am 4:49:50 pm 5:18:13 pm 9h 29m 32s 12:05:04 pm 6:18:26 am 5:51:43 pm 5:45:57 am 6:24:11 pm 14h 31m 2s 🌖 (90%)
Thu, Dec 19 6:52:29 am 7:20:52 am 4:50:16 pm 5:18:39 pm 9h 29m 24s 12:05:34 pm 6:18:59 am 5:52:09 pm 5:46:30 am 6:24:38 pm 14h 31m 8s 🌖 (83%)
Fri, Dec 20 6:53:01 am 7:21:24 am 4:50:43 pm 5:19:06 pm 9h 29m 19s 12:06:04 pm 6:19:30 am 5:52:37 pm 5:47:01 am 6:25:06 pm 14h 31m 11s 🌖 (75%)
Sat, Dec 21 6:53:31 am 7:21:54 am 4:51:13 pm 5:19:36 pm 9h 29m 19s 12:06:33 pm 6:20:00 am 5:53:06 pm 5:47:31 am 6:25:35 pm 14h 31m 9s 🌖 (66%)
Sun, Dec 22 6:53:59 am 7:22:22 am 4:51:44 pm 5:20:07 pm 9h 29m 22s 12:07:03 pm 6:20:29 am 5:53:38 pm 5:48:00 am 6:26:06 pm 14h 31m 5s 🌖 (57%)
Mon, Dec 23 6:54:26 am 7:22:49 am 4:52:17 pm 5:20:40 pm 9h 29m 28s 12:07:33 pm 6:20:56 am 5:54:10 pm 5:48:27 am 6:26:39 pm 14h 30m 56s 🌗 (47%)
Tue, Dec 24 6:54:51 am 7:23:13 am 4:52:53 pm 5:21:15 pm 9h 29m 40s 12:08:03 pm 6:21:21 am 5:54:44 pm 5:48:53 am 6:27:13 pm 14h 30m 43s 🌘 (38%)
Wed, Dec 25 6:55:14 am 7:23:36 am 4:53:29 pm 5:21:51 pm 9h 29m 53s 12:08:33 pm 6:21:45 am 5:55:20 pm 5:49:17 am 6:27:48 pm 14h 30m 27s 🌘 (29%)
Thu, Dec 26 6:55:35 am 7:23:56 am 4:54:08 pm 5:22:29 pm 9h 30m 12s 12:09:02 pm 6:22:07 am 5:55:57 pm 5:49:40 am 6:28:25 pm 14h 30m 7s 🌘 (21%)
Fri, Dec 27 6:55:55 am 7:24:15 am 4:54:49 pm 5:23:09 pm 9h 30m 34s 12:09:32 pm 6:22:27 am 5:56:36 pm 5:50:01 am 6:29:03 pm 14h 29m 42s 🌘 (14%)
Sat, Dec 28 6:56:12 am 7:24:31 am 4:55:31 pm 5:23:50 pm 9h 31m 0s 12:10:01 pm 6:22:46 am 5:57:16 pm 5:50:20 am 6:29:42 pm 14h 29m 15s 🌘 (8%)
Sun, Dec 29 6:56:28 am 7:24:46 am 4:56:14 pm 5:24:32 pm 9h 31m 28s 12:10:30 pm 6:23:03 am 5:57:57 pm 5:50:38 am 6:30:22 pm 14h 28m 44s 🌘 (3%)
Mon, Dec 30 6:56:42 am 7:24:58 am 4:57:00 pm 5:25:16 pm 9h 32m 2s 12:10:59 pm 6:23:18 am 5:58:40 pm 5:50:54 am 6:31:04 pm 14h 28m 8s 🌘 (1%)
Tue, Dec 31 6:56:53 am 7:25:08 am 4:57:46 pm 5:26:01 pm 9h 32m 38s 12:11:27 pm 6:23:31 am 5:59:24 pm 5:51:08 am 6:31:47 pm 14h 27m 30s 🌑 (0%)

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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Washington, DC - 2024

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.