Sunset & Sunrise Today in Federal Way, Washington

Federal Way, Washington sees the sun come up at 6:24 AM and go down at 7:54 PM on Saturday, August 29, 2026 — 13h 29m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Federal Way at 1:10 PM.

Sitting at 47.32° latitude puts Federal Way in the upper mid-latitudes — there is a big difference between long summer days and short winter days. Each day is currently getting about 3 minutes shorter and 15 seconds. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in Federal Way move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Federal Way runs from about 7:14 PM to 8:14 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:14 PM to 8:26 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Federal Way is at 7:52 PM and sunrise at 6:26 AM — about 3m 16s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Federal Way drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Federal Way right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Federal Way ranges from as early as 4:18 PM (around December 6) to as late as 9:09 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 15h 56m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 8h 27m.