Sunset & Sunrise Today in Waldorf, Maryland

In Waldorf, Maryland, the sun rises at 6:34 AM and sets at 7:42 PM today, Saturday, August 29, 2026, for a total of 13h 07m of daylight. Local solar noon in Waldorf falls at 1:08 PM.

Sitting at 38.62° latitude puts Waldorf 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 22 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Waldorf keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Waldorf runs from about 7:07 PM to 7:59 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:59 PM to 8:09 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Waldorf is at 7:40 PM and sunrise at 6:35 AM — about 2m 23s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Waldorf drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Waldorf right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Waldorf ranges from as early as 4:45 PM (around December 7) to as late as 8:36 PM (around June 25). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 14h 51m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 27m.