Sunset & Sunrise Today in McLean, Virginia

McLean, Virginia sees the sun come up at 7:18 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 McLean, is at 12:54 PM.

McLean lies at latitude 38.93°, in the mid-latitudes, where 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 McLean move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for McLean's golden hour, about 5:54 PM to 6:46 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:46 PM to 6:57 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in McLean is at 6:28 PM and sunrise at 7:19 AM — about 2m 26s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in McLean drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in McLean, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in McLean ranges from as early as 4:46 PM (around November 30) to as late as 8:38 PM (around June 26). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 53m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 25m.