sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Washington, D.C., United States (Washington County).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 08:39 (GMT-04:00) America/New_York
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All times are shown in Washington, D.C. local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 13:04 (remaining time: +4h 25m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 71.1°.
Day Length: 14h 27m 0s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 05:51:12 | 13:04:42 | 20:18:12 |
| Azimuth | 63.1° | 180° | 296.9° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
14h 27m 0s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 395 198 km
94 072 615 mi
Washington, D.C. ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 696 269 km
93 638 321 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT-04:00 |
| Latitude: | 38.89511° |
| Longitude: | -77.03637° |
| Country: | United States |
| Population: | 601 723 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 04:01:13 | 4h 1m 13s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 04:01:13 | 04:43:04 | 41m 51s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 04:43:04 | 05:20:48 | 37m 44s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:20:48 | 05:51:12 | 30m 24s | |
| Daylight | 05:51:12 | 20:18:12 | 14h 27m 0s | |
| Civil Twilight | 20:18:12 | 20:48:36 | 30m 24s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 20:48:36 | 21:26:21 | 37m 45s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 21:26:21 | 22:08:11 | 41m 50s | |
| Night | 22:08:11 | 23:59:59 | 1h 51m 48s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 30.4° (
08:39)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 88° (
08:39)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-18 | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 05:52:44 | 05:51:57 | 05:51:12 | 05:50:29 | 05:49:47 |
| Solar noon: | 13:04:36 | 13:04:39 | 13:04:42 | 13:04:46 | 13:04:51 |
| Sunset: | 20:16:27 | 20:17:20 | 20:18:12 | 20:19:03 | 20:19:54 |
| Day Length: | 14h 23m 43s | 14h 25m 23s | 14h 27m 0s | 14h 28m 34s | 14h 30m 7s |
Washington, D.C. sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):