Sunset & Sunrise Today in Kent, Washington

On Saturday, August 29, 2026, the sun sets over Kent at 7:54 PM, having risen at 6:24 AM. That works out to 13h 29m of daylight today. The sun reaches its high point above Kent at 1:10 PM.

Because Kent is at 47.38° (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. Through summer, the sunset time in Kent keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Kent 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 Kent is at 7:52 PM and sunrise at 6:25 AM — about 3m 16s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Kent drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Kent right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Kent ranges from as early as 4:17 PM (around December 9) 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 26m.