Sunset & Sunrise Today in Downtown DC, District of Columbia

In Downtown DC, District of Columbia, the sun rises at 7:17 AM and sets at 6:29 PM today, Thursday, October 15, 2026, for a total of 11h 11m of daylight. Local solar noon in Downtown DC falls at 12:53 PM.

Sitting at 38.89° latitude puts Downtown DC in 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. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Downtown DC move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Downtown DC 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 Downtown DC 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 Downtown DC drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Downtown DC, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Downtown DC ranges from as early as 4:45 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:37 PM (around June 24). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 14h 53m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 25m.