Sunset & Sunrise Today in Columbia Heights, District of Columbia

Columbia Heights, District of Columbia sees the sun come up at 7:17 AM and go down at 6:29 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 11m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Columbia Heights, is at 12:53 PM.

Because Columbia Heights is at 38.93° (the mid-latitudes), daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 27 seconds. Through autumn, the sunset time in Columbia Heights keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Columbia Heights runs from about 5:54 PM to 6:46 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:46 PM to 6:56 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Columbia Heights is at 6:27 PM and sunrise at 7:18 AM — about 2m 26s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Columbia Heights drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in Columbia Heights, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in Columbia Heights ranges from as early as 4:45 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:37 PM (around June 23). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 14h 53m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 25m.