Sunset & Sunrise Today in Potomac, Maryland

Potomac, Maryland sees the sun come up at 6:35 AM and go down at 7:43 PM on Saturday, August 29, 2026 — 13h 08m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Potomac at 1:09 PM.

Sitting at 39.02° latitude puts Potomac 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 25 seconds. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in Potomac move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

Golden hour in Potomac this evening is roughly 7:08 PM–8:00 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:00 PM to 8:11 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Potomac is at 7:42 PM and sunrise at 6:36 AM — about 2m 24s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Potomac drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Potomac right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Potomac ranges from as early as 4:45 PM (around December 6) to as late as 8:38 PM (around June 23). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 14h 54m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 25m.